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overlap

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


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Instead, researchers are comparing traditional claims with modern biological findings to see where they overlap.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

That works even better now because the equipment he already has still includes modern technology such as guidance systems — automatic steering to avoid overlap and save on fuel — that help improve productivity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

There is overlap between CBS News and CNN.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Business risks can overlap, said Roger W. Ferguson Jr., vice chairman of the Business Council, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, and the Conference Board’s chair emeritus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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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