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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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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
Below is an overview of three of the state's other high-profile fraud controversies.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Here are three available options and an overview of each's advantages.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Wagner provides a compact overview of the development of the Chinese economy since the inauguration of reforms in 1978.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overview. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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overview
noun
over·view
ˈō-vər-ˌvyü 
: a general survey : summary
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