overlapping

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“It has been great to let people experiment but now we have too many overlapping tools,” Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth said in an April memo to employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Banks and funds have overlapping exposure to borrowers.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Naked mole rats likely owe their unusually long, healthy lives to several overlapping defenses, including cancer resistance, inflammation control, DNA repair, and tissue protection.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

In a county that includes 88 cities, all of which have overlapping and sometimes conflicting ideas, there have been few avenues for reaching consensus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

There were a few pictures and diagrams—a lot of the human body, and some overlapping circles that Sierra couldn’t make heads or tails of.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older