overlap

Example Sentences

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Using many light beams at once introduces a key challenge: preventing overlap that can cause interference.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Discussions about Iran may overlap with talks about Russia's war in Ukraine.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Others are best for getting ahead once you're in the door, with some overlap with early-career growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

To remove the overlap of the S&P 500 Value and Growth Indexes, S&P Dow Jones Indices also maintains narrower ”pure” versions of each, which are rebalanced annually in December.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Even among very popular black names, there is little overlap with whites.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt