overriding
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of overriding
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Example Sentences
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It’s great because she’s not overriding another judge’s order.
From Slate • May 18, 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
Cutting across our changing lunch and commuting habits is an overriding desire for good value, Pano Christou tells the BBC's Big Boss Interview podcast.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The overriding honesty and intimacy of the correspondence with Rush permitted this projection to express itself without restraint.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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