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Recent Examples of overseas
Geopolitical shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic or overseas wars can choke supply chains, create more demand for the limited supply and cause prices to spike, said UC Davis agricultural economist Dan Sumner.
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Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
With the New York Knicks basically auctioning the 24th pick in the draft, the Lakers ran instead of walked to secure that slot, giving up the 25th pick, cash and the draft rights to two overseas second-round picks in their 30s (Chinemelu Elonu and Louis Labeyrie) in order to select Carr.
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Law Murray,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
According to the report, many creators failed to disclose they were being compensated, some videos used staged or misleading materials suggesting large profits, and overseas workers helped distribute the content to American audiences.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
Director Lan Hongchun, himself from Chaoshan, spent years traveling through Thailand and Malaysia collecting oral histories from overseas Chinese communities before making the film.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for overseas
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
With the New York Knicks basically auctioning the 24th pick in the draft, the Lakers ran instead of walked to secure that slot, giving up the 25th pick, cash and the draft rights to two overseas second-round picks in their 30s (Chinemelu Elonu and Louis Labeyrie) in order to select Carr.
—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
According to the report, many creators failed to disclose they were being compensated, some videos used staged or misleading materials suggesting large profits, and overseas workers helped distribute the content to American audiences.
—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2026
Director Lan Hongchun, himself from Chaoshan, spent years traveling through Thailand and Malaysia collecting oral histories from overseas Chinese communities before making the film.
—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for overseas
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseas
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All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
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Their Dingač gained international recognition after scoring 99 out of 100 points from Wine Enthusiast.
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Images from those strikes show miners of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds – white and Black, American- and foreign-born – wearing red bandanas.
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While the tool is supposed to flag potential noncitizens and deceased voters, a number of American citizens who are foreign-born have been mistakenly flagged as potential noncitizens by SAVE.
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However, no matter how many exotic and exciting places her career has taken her, Anderson continues to come back to Florida.
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This natural wonder, surrounded by lush green forests, is reminiscent of an exotic island.
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As the Coast Starlight approaches the Bay Area, the train glides past marshlands, open water, and distant city skylines before continuing toward California’s Central Coast.
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They were received by distant unknown relatives and made their way to Kensington, Illinois, a railroad community on Chicago’s South Side, historically tied to Calumet Junction and the industrial economy that helped shape the region.
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That’s the state Supergirl is in when she is dragged into a local dispute on some far-off planet, defending the honor of an orphaned teenage girl, Ruthye (Eve Ridley); her parents were murdered by a brigand named Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).
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For Atlanta entrepreneur Sheniya Weems, artificial intelligence isn’t about far-off technology trends.
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Does remote work make people unhappy?
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They were assigned to a Helitack crew that can be dropped into remote areas by helicopters and whose mission is to prevent new fires from growing into out-of-control blazes.
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Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend.
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Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
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The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational collection of urban search-and-rescue squads — known as USAR — that have become ubiquitous life-savers at epicenters of calamity across the globe.
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Formula 1 now operates as a sophisticated soft-power environment where investors, founders, political leaders, engineers and multinational executives gather within a highly concentrated ecosystem of decision-making.
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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseas. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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