overriding
Americanadjective
adjective
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"The overriding priority is to rescue as many people as possible while urgently providing life-saving health care to the injured," said Ciro Ugarte, emergencies director for PAHO, the UN health agency's Americas regional branch.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Whether two people who are each unhappy can make it as a couple becomes the overriding theme of the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Beijing’s overriding objective is not to accomplish anything affirmative” during the summit this week, Czin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Callais decision to take effect immediately, a rare move overriding the standard rule that its decisions do not take full effect until 32 days after an opinion is finalized.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
In the end it can be said with some degree of certainty that Prohibition failed for two overriding reasons.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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