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a general explanation or description of something
I was asked to give an overview of the company's sales figures. This book provides a broad overview of American history.
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One overview from 2017 analyzed 23 studies that looked at the influence of beets on athletic performance.
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Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
The view from space offers a profound shift in perspective - astronauts call this the overview effect.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2024
This overview will highlight key natural and fortified sources of vitamin D, as well as the role of supplements and sunlight exposure in maintaining adequate levels.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
However, there have been few overviews on how specific decisions to move between different workplaces—or to stay in one place—can impact company culture.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
The view from space offers a profound shift in perspective - astronauts call this the overview effect.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2024
This overview will highlight key natural and fortified sources of vitamin D, as well as the role of supplements and sunlight exposure in maintaining adequate levels.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
However, there have been few overviews on how specific decisions to move between different workplaces—or to stay in one place—can impact company culture.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Officers were dispatched to Mahomes' house in Belton, Missouri, roughly 28 miles south of Kansas City, shortly after midnight Oct. 6, an incident summary from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In addition, the Politico summary of the the ACP’s 171 College Towns found that in recent elections, 38 have flipped from red to blue since the 2000 presidential election, while only seven have gone the other way, from blue to red.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In between, the outlines of their homeland shifted again and again, with the Napoleonic invasion of Hessen, in 1806, the Congress of Vienna and post-Napoleonic redivisions of Europe, and, eventually, the rise of Otto von Bismarck.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The broad outline for the event is based on an account from a senior Harris campaign official, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive planning around a speech that still is not completely closed to tweaks.Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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In the survey, 13% ranked Porter, who lost a bid for U.S. Senate in the March primary election to fellow Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey, as their first or second choice for governor.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Slack survey found a slight increase in AI usage, up one percentage point between March and August 2024 for US respondents (32% to 33%).Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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