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overlap

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


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While most clubs have a player welfare system in place, there are no set standards for what the role should involve and there is often overlap with the work of agents and intermediaries.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 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

Participants reviewed two separate image sets with no overlap.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 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

His primary goal was to reduce the overlap Reuters payroll, while preserving as many good journalism jobs as possible.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman