overriding

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"The overriding priority is to rescue as many people as possible while urgently providing life-saving health care to the injured," said Ciro Ugarte, emergencies director for PAHO, the UN health agency's Americas regional branch.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Whether two people who are each unhappy can make it as a couple becomes the overriding theme of the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

No wonder, then, that the overriding question given Leclerc's commitment to the team is: is he wasting his career there?

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Callais decision to take effect immediately, a rare move overriding the standard rule that its decisions do not take full effect until 32 days after an opinion is finalized.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

“My first goal—my overriding goal—was to become an educated person,” he said.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge