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overlap

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


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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

Like Calpers, two other purchasers, Kuvare and the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, also had overlap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

Never again would they quite so comfortably overlap.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson