overriding

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But Jones stressed: "The overriding irony is that this is the reason why we made the film in the first place."

From BBC

Senior administration figures halted the rollout of the sanctions package, overriding the objections of some Treasury and State Department officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Others wonder if a CEO may do more harm than good by effectively overriding the usual customer-service channels and protocols.

From MarketWatch

The 2026 forecast is the overriding focus point, and although the market expected a decline in revenue and earnings this year due to headwinds, the forecast is weaker than expected, Hansen says.

From The Wall Street Journal

And when these apparitions vanish, the text’s overriding theme—of life’s evanescence but also its beauty—does finally dovetail with the ghostly images created by the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal