- present participle of override.
overriding
Example Sentences
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But there must be valid federal law that actually does the overriding.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
The overriding point isn’t that a 30-year-old should move to any particular city.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Earlier this week, the government centralised management of the situation, overriding the local authority, after criticism that it had been slow to respond.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The law aims to prevent civil litigation overriding its climate policy and undermining business confidence, the government said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the end it can be said with some degree of certainty that Prohibition failed for two overriding reasons.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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