overriding
Americanadjective
adjective
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An airline CEO’s responsibility must be to make safety the company’s overriding value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The prospect of a championship-standard course might appeal to some golfers, but for others, the overriding concern is what the transformation could mean for their wallets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
But as soon as the cast is set in motion, the overriding impression is that of a manifesto springing into a college vaudeville.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Lewis Hamilton apologised to his Ferrari team after overriding the pit wall and choosing his own strategy during the Singapore Grand Prix.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
For Ulbrickson, there was one overriding, and dark, fact to be confronted: he had failed again to make good on his public promises.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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