overlapping
Example Sentences
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The multiple, overlapping security issues mean Nigeria's military and police are overstretched and as a result struggle to tackle the violence.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
These medium-sized mammals, found only in Africa and Asia, have long, powerful tails, large curved claws, and bodies covered in overlapping scales that resemble a pinecone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
One of the goals of the merger is to shave costs by consolidating overlapping business divisions and back-office functions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Journal only looked at ratings that were in effect during overlapping periods and used discrete, nine-character identifiers—known as Cusip numbers—to identify debt instruments that were rated by both Egan-Jones and a competitor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Only the ship is made of books, its sails thousands of overlapping pages, and the sea it floats upon is dark black ink.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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