overriding

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

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 • Feb. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The overriding honesty and intimacy of the correspondence with Rush permitted this projection to express itself without restraint.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis