overhead

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But that didn’t stop voters from embracing it, giving the show 19 nominations, including one for Dickey’s turn as the gruff town hall worker who is the Spielberg of overhead projector presentations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Then the two men walked arm-in-arm while a band played the Stars and Stripes, and Turkish air force jets performed a flypast overhead, trailing red, white and blue smoke.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

Trump stood to attention as the "Star Spangled Banner" played and even attempted a greeting in Turkish -- before Turkish fighter jets streaked overhead trailing red, white and blue smoke.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

The program graduated thousands of students over nearly two decades, but the steep overhead of insurance, combined with the disruptions of the pandemic, ultimately pushed them to wind it down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

Can’t see much, but neither could an enemy plane overhead.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin