overriding

Example Sentences

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It’s great because she’s not overriding another judge’s order.

From Slate • May 18, 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

But the overriding public interest here is getting scarce spectrum into the hands of companies that can put it to good use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"Don't act like the victim," was the overriding message.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

For Ulbrickson, there was one overriding, and dark, fact to be confronted: he had failed again to make good on his public promises.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown