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Drake should use these oversea moments as his rehearsal time for one day returning to the States, with the first stage being at Levi’s Stadium in 2026, potentially as the record-holder for the most No. 1 rap albums of all time, commanding a nine-digit global audience alongside his Young Money crew.
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
Ankara’s response has been to establish an oversea line from the Turkish port of Mersin to the Israeli port of Haifa.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2013
It would be loaded onto tankers for oversea delivery to customers in Asia.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2021
Meanwhile, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge opened in China in 2011 as the longest oversea bridge, spanning 26 miles.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2020
That seems unlikely, but look for a reaction in the middle — a conventional attack on South Korean forces, more oversea ballistic missiles tests (perhaps headed toward Guam) or a cyber attack would all be plausible.
—James Stavridis, Time, 24 May 2018
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
Ankara’s response has been to establish an oversea line from the Turkish port of Mersin to the Israeli port of Haifa.
—Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2013
It would be loaded onto tankers for oversea delivery to customers in Asia.
—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2021
Meanwhile, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge opened in China in 2011 as the longest oversea bridge, spanning 26 miles.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2020
That seems unlikely, but look for a reaction in the middle — a conventional attack on South Korean forces, more oversea ballistic missiles tests (perhaps headed toward Guam) or a cyber attack would all be plausible.
—James Stavridis, Time, 24 May 2018
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“Oversea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversea. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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oversea
adjective or adverb
over·sea
ˌō-vər-ˈsē 
ˈō-vər-ˌsē
: overseas
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