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overlap

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


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One likely reason growth trounced value in most years since the financial crisis is that it had the highest portfolio overlap with a factor better than either one—quality plus free cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Marie Byrd Land doesn’t overlap with the territorial claims of any other nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

This layout ensures that each beam covers a specific region with minimal overlap.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

This is especially important in areas where species overlap, such as open sandy regions of the lake where there are no clear physical boundaries separating habitats.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

What’s more, the overlap of notes belonging to closely related keys made moving from one key to another easy.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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