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easily seen; not secret or hidden overt hostility
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Recent Examples of overt Some such discrimination is overt; the Pacific Legal Foundation currently represents a young woman challenging a University of California San Francisco internship program that is open only to students from certain racial and ethnic minority backgrounds. —
Alison Somin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 OpenAI’s Sam Altman took these overt influence efforts a step further earlier this week by publishing a blueprint, first reported by Axios, for how the government should regulate AI to minimize risks and address the economic impact of the technology. —Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026 Xi’s outreach to Cheng came along with overt swipes at Taiwan’s current government under President Lai Ching-te, who is shunned by Beijing as a dangerous ‘separatist’ for rejecting China’s claim that Taiwan is its territory. —Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026 On the other is a more traditional faction — Ben Shapiro, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and the Turning Point USA orbit — that, while firmly right wing, has drawn clearer lines around overt conspiracy and antisemitism. —Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overt
Alison Somin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 OpenAI’s Sam Altman took these overt influence efforts a step further earlier this week by publishing a blueprint, first reported by Axios, for how the government should regulate AI to minimize risks and address the economic impact of the technology. —Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026 Xi’s outreach to Cheng came along with overt swipes at Taiwan’s current government under President Lai Ching-te, who is shunned by Beijing as a dangerous ‘separatist’ for rejecting China’s claim that Taiwan is its territory. —Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026 On the other is a more traditional faction — Ben Shapiro, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and the Turning Point USA orbit — that, while firmly right wing, has drawn clearer lines around overt conspiracy and antisemitism. —Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overt
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In plain language, that means that the Pocket 4 was submitted to the FCC, but did not get the okay from the agency ahead of DJI securing a place on the Covered List.— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
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The 62nd overall selection is khaki pants and plain white t-shirt.— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
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Crabapple is an artist and author known for lucid leftie takes, and her book takes on the thorny history of a vibrant intellectual tradition.— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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Its elegant, rounded boxes for column and row numbers and lucid formula-building bar are wonders to behold.— Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
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Related Stories Quinn, created in 2019 when Spiegel was a college student recovering from an eating disorder and experiencing a loss of libido, launched as an app in 2021, with romance novels read in sensual, digestible clips.— Emily Longeretta, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Analyzing and explaining vast amounts of information in an easily digestible summary is something that other leading chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity's answer engine and Google's AI overviews already have been doing.— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The title track single recalls hitmakers like Anne Murray and Barbara Mandrell, except for the faint Auto-Tune ripples and an undisguised buckskin ‘Bama accent that brands an otherwise basic anti-fancy metaphor.— Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
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The book does feature suburban family malaise, and a masked party where the vibes are off, but its frenetic pace and undisguised artifice are more reminiscent of madcap detective fiction.— Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
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That said, the presence of companies concerned with defense, security, and sensitive radar systems among the apparent ultimate targets raises obvious red flags.— Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
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The following year, Salling died at age 35 of an apparent suicide.— James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
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The overall aesthetic was slightly ascetic without being spartan—a pale, neutral color palette; simple, modern furniture; a few pieces of abstract art.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
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This translates to the Gap cardigan sweater and the Levi’s shorts paired with the flats for a simple, slightly elevated look that feels comfortable.— Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
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Make kind choices and keep boundaries obvious.— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
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That said, the presence of companies concerned with defense, security, and sensitive radar systems among the apparent ultimate targets raises obvious red flags.— Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
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But Bank of England policymakers will be keeping a beady eye on whether the evident inflation spike starts to spread through the economy, via higher wages for example.— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Sources of upside Unexpected sources of upside in individual stocks should be evident in key performance indicators beyond simple earnings per share, Wilson noted.— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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