overseas

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Recent Examples of overseas Issued in Biden's final days in office, the pardon covers Fauci from 2014 onward, effectively insulating him from potential retroactive legal exposure related to the virus's origins or the U.S. role in overseas research. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 The nominees in the Top Global Hit from Japan category selected by overseas listeners include a diverse range of tracks, such as songs featured in games, anime show openers, songs familiar from TikTok, and tracks by artists with a notable global presence. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025 That could spell deep trouble for the people of Yiwu, whose livelihoods depend on overseas customers, particularly in the run-up to Christmas. Marc Stewart, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025 Trump’s unprecedented use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, to enact tariffs on imports has roiled markets, stoked forecasts of a potential recession and strained relationships with overseas trading partners. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overseas
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Adjective
  • That has led to programs being cut, restored, then cut again, disrupting international humanitarian operations.
    Humeyra Pamuk, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The taskforce, which is expected to comprise administrators from the Chief Executives’ Committee, will also look into whether T10 - an emerging 90-minute game - should be made into an official format for international cricket.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Seventy percent of Doral’s population is foreign-born, and Venezuelans make up over a third of the residents.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Around 6% of Amador County's 42,000 residents are foreign-born, according to U.S. Census data.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Flooring may include exotic hardwoods or heated stone, and kitchens often feature professional-grade appliances, custom cabinetry, and designer fixtures.
    Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The White Lotus films at exotic locations across the world.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His ceiling offensively doesn’t suggest work as a No. 1 centre in the NHL; second-line duty over a period of years is something of a distant bell based on current numbers; his floor (No. 3 centre) would represent a reach selection for this player.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Great athletes have been known to remember the minute details of games in the distant past with uncommon clarity.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For the new study, University of Ottawa ecologist Megan S. Reich and her colleagues captured 40 butterflies and discerned their far-off birthplaces based on variants, or isotopes, of the chemical elements hydrogen and strontium in their wings—thereby finding the true long-haulers.
    Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Westlake Village isn't exactly a far-off destination for me.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to the tracks in Tumbler Ridge, more tracks in a remote region northwest called Bullmoose Creek were also discovered, according to the study.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Housing construction starts Housing construction rates have improved in the wake of the pandemic — particularly in the South and West, where a housing boom and the rise of remote work fueled a major demographic shift toward the Sun Belt.
    Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous parasites or pathogens to native wildlife.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • The Golden State Valkyries announced a new partnership with Sephora, expanding the WNBA’s cultural reach and broadening the multinational beauty retailer‘s relevance beyond makeup, skin care and hair care.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Dutch multinational banking company ING Group, which held its No. 1 position from 2024 in Australia, Germany, Poland and Spain, has also been focusing on offering personalized experiences through new technologies.
    Haniya Rae, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseas. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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