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Recent Examples of oversetThat led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.—Lance Reisland, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022 McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.—John Owning, Dallas News, 1 June 2020 Gallimore also flashes an effective spin move to take advantage of offensive linemen who overset to defend his upfield burst.—John Owning, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2020 The edge rush can also set up a counter inside move if the tackle continues to overset – as Curry showed here.—Jeff McLane, Philly.com, 26 Jan. 2018
Planting them in groups or among other plants helps keep them upright, but tall varieties often topple over onto their neighbors as the season progresses.
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Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
The Islamic Republic grew even weaker in December, when rebels toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, another faithful Iranian ally.
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MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAAR,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
Two days later, when the body of Alec Campbell had been recovered ‒ his death a result of his kayak capsizing in fast-moving water near the Weir Dam on the Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County ‒ Gentile couldn’t help but relive his own family’s tragic loss.
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Michele Haddon,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
Two boaters reported missing were found dead after their vessel was found capsized on a breakwater in a Connecticut harbor, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
For decades, startups have tried and failed to upend how Americans buy and sell homes.
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
The incident underscored many of the dangers of AI, a nascent technology that critics and tech evangelists both say could upend the global economy and cause significant social upheaval along the way.
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