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How to use the word overlapping in a Sentence?

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Based on what the pediatrician told us, she said ‘I highly believe that they had these overlapping viruses,’.

Jenevieve Silva

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Bamlanivimab and etesevimab bind to different but overlapping sites on the spike protein of the virus.

The FDA

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The Senate held swift confirmation votes for the DHS Secretary nominee in 2009 and 2017 in order for them to start on day one for good reason, senator Hawley's threat to disrupt historical practice and try to leave this vital position vacant is dangerous, especially in this time of overlapping crises when there is not a moment to waste.

Sean Savett

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If the landscape changes over time, the photographic plate will show multiple overlapping scenes or the motion blur of a scene that gradually morphs.

Jonathon Keats

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Such lightweight and tough materials like fish scales are the sexy topics that materials scientists are pursuing, it is true that the natural armor is similar to artificial body armor because of the similar scale overlapping system. However, the natural armor such as these fish scales is tough and much lighter, without impeding body flexibility and locomotion.

Wen Yang

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We have two very complementary businesses, they are more complementary than they are overlapping.

David Schwimmer

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This is completely out of sequence because the Israeli-Palestinian issue is primarily driven by historical wounds and overlapping claims to land and sacred space.

Aaron David Miller

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I'm confident that there is a set of overlapping values and interests here that will drive us to the same conclusion about the need to respond to the Islamic Republic of Iran's threats to the world.

Mike Pompeo

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

These two forms of hostility seem to be overlapping and reinforcing each other.

Ibrahim Hooper

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Our position is clear that claims can only be made on the basis of international law. For Indonesia, we don't have overlapping claims in any form in Indonesian waters with China.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We believe that AbbVie has been attempting to obstruct market entry of competing products by applying for a large number of overlapping patents around Humira, which could affect patient access to affordable medication, we believe competition should take place in the market, and not through such misuse of the patent system.

Samsung Bioepis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Not all homesickness was necessarily going to kill you, but if you had a really acute case, it would qualify as nostalgia, there are lots of different sets of overlapping descriptions : a shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, dysentery, fever, problems with the lungs. Or it was feeling an acute yearning, and then your body would start to close down.

Susan Matt

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Despite my serious reservations, I will reluctantly vote against a motion of disapproval because I believe that doing so will protect the credibility of the United States to hold Iran accountable to adhere to every single obligation in the [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], having talked to the technical experts who will be involved with the implementation of this agreement, I have come to the conclusion that its many overlapping provisions will make it exceedingly difficult for the Iranians to build a nuclear weapon in the short term and will lengthen the time required should they choose to break their commitments and try to build one in the future.

Gary Peters

Found on CNN
8 years ago

You need to do both tests, because they produce non-overlapping data.

Stephen Scherer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We want to peacefully resolve our overlapping exclusive economic zone claims to avoid further friction which may result in an accident, there are ongoing backroom talks to come to an agreement but I am not privy to these talks.

Armand Balilo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The challenges are military complexity, capability standards, limited funding, competing priorities and, in some cases, overlapping claims in the South China Sea.

Ben Schreer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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