overriding

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

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 • Feb. 4, 2026

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 • Jan. 22, 2026

Still, the overriding consensus was that the virus would be contained and have little or no effect on the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

And indeed the overriding emotion of American Tune’ is an understated patriotism that is characterised not by cynicism but rather by gratitude.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall