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overlap

[oh-ver-lap, oh-ver-lap] / ˌoʊ vərˈlæp, ˈoʊ vərˌlæp /


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While there is no suggestion that Guardiola was aware of any alleged wrongdoing, there is a two-year overlap with his tenure at Etihad Stadium, which began in the summer of 2016.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Overall, 1.64% of the documents overlap with Chinese media.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“While these players often target different subsegments, the net effect is greater overlap, and potential pressure on growth and pricing power,” the analysts added.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“We are seeing where there is overlap and use that to help our advertisers target better,” Amy Reinhard, president of advertising for Netflix, told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

By noting which craters overlap which and other signs of lunar stratigraphy, we can reconstruct the sequence of impact and flooding events of which the production of crater Bruno is perhaps the most recent example.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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