overriding
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of overriding
Example Sentences
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“I think it may be coming into play, but I don’t think that’s an overriding reason for the dollar strength,” he told MarketWatch in a phone interview.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
No matter who emerges, their overriding goal will remain the same - the survival of an order that keeps the clerics and its powerful security forces in power.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 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
Ending the war and healing the war-torn nation are Lincoln’s overriding ambitions.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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