overlap

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Tessellations cover a surface with one or more geometric shapes without gaps or overlaps, and the researchers demonstrate that these structures can serve as precise tools for tackling difficult mathematical problems.

From Science Daily

The research also highlights several regions where emissions from fires overlap with pollution from human activities, creating especially difficult air quality challenges.

From Science Daily

Western Canadian Select crude is not chemically identical to Venezuelan crude, “but it rhymes. The equipment overlaps. The expertise transfers. The margin opportunity is familiar,” he said.

From MarketWatch

Investors should keep their eyes on two separate areas that occasionally overlap: How the administration confronts housing affordability, and plans for the future of the two secondary mortgage market giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

From Barron's

This is especially important because medications that target mTOR are already widely used in cancer care, making the overlap between these pathways highly relevant for clinical practice.

From Science Daily