overhead

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By the time the podcasters came into the Spotify Sycamore Studios for their show, which covers all things in Black culture and politics, the overhead lights were set, and the cameras were precisely angled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Tierney's cross was swept home by Maeda and was soon followed by his piece-de-resistance, the overhead kick that nobody saw coming, Butland most of all.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“You cannot run 135 vessels a day, the prewar baseline, through a narrow guided lane that depends on continuous overhead air defense,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

In Africa, after poachers kill a protected animal for its tusks, or its organs, or its hide, wardens are often alerted to the illegal activity by the kettles of vultures circling overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Soon, the whirr of rescue was heard overhead.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone