o'er
preposition
contraction of over.
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o'er
1 American
[awr, ohr]
/ ɔr, oʊr /
preposition
Literary.
OER
2
American
o'er
British
/ əʊə, ɔː /
preposition
Example Sentences
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Now with the warm earth o’er thy breast, O wisest of thy kind and best, Forever mayst thou softly rest, In pace, Peter!
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
So we rotated guard duty: All through the night o’er the Ram parts we watched.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022
All we go down to the dust; and, weeping, o’er the grave,
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
As John Milton, that other blind survivor, once noted: Though "Thousands at his bidding speed / And post o'er Land and Ocean without rest: / They also serve who only stand and wait."
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2016
It was powerful expensive to ride on the ferry, but if didn’t nothing else happen on this whole trip, I had one thing I’d be remembering and smiling o’er for the rest of my life.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
And unlike many prices collected in the CPI, rent and OER are based on survey panels that are conducted every six months.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
To address this issue, research is underway to develop platinum-group-free, cheaper OER electrocatalysts composed of relatively abundant chemical elements compatible with large-scale green hydrogen production.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2024
Asked who permitted Gilbert’s new award, OER said the institute or center funding the grant—in this case, NCI—“carry out preaward risk assessments” and send awards out the door.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 23, 2023
You can also make an appointment for OER Office Hours to connect virtually with a live Lumen expert about any question you may have.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Furthermore, OER-converted GDP is not well suited to comparing domestic GDP over time, since appreciation/depreciation from one year to the next will make the OER GDP value rise/fall regardless of whether home-currency-denominated GDP changed.
From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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