overseas

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Recent Examples of overseas Much of my income is from overseas sales, but my main clientele is composed largely of middle-class domestic collectors, colleges and libraries. Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025 Its overseas sales volume also hit a record high of 72,723 units in March. Bernice Ooi,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025 The overseas streaming share for GLOBAL is 60%, so the songs are being listened to more outside of Japan. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025 The island is considered to be an overseas department and region of France, has similar status to its counterparts in metropolitan France and doesn't have its own bilateral trade agreements. Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overseas
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Adjective
  • That has led to programs being cut, restored, then cut again, disrupting international humanitarian operations.
    Humeyra Pamuk, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The taskforce, which is expected to comprise administrators from the Chief Executives’ Committee, will also look into whether T10 - an emerging 90-minute game - should be made into an official format for international cricket.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • About a quarter of all NBA players this season are foreign-born.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The Idaho Dairymen's Association estimates that around 90 percent of workers in the state's dairy industry are foreign-born.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The White Lotus films at exotic locations across the world.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Flooring may include exotic hardwoods or heated stone, and kitchens often feature professional-grade appliances, custom cabinetry, and designer fixtures.
    Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Great athletes have been known to remember the minute details of games in the distant past with uncommon clarity.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025
  • His ceiling offensively doesn’t suggest work as a No. 1 centre in the NHL; second-line duty over a period of years is something of a distant bell based on current numbers; his floor (No. 3 centre) would represent a reach selection for this player.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For the new study, University of Ottawa ecologist Megan S. Reich and her colleagues captured 40 butterflies and discerned their far-off birthplaces based on variants, or isotopes, of the chemical elements hydrogen and strontium in their wings—thereby finding the true long-haulers.
    Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Westlake Village isn't exactly a far-off destination for me.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The island near Antarctica is a remote territory inhabited by penguins.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The advisory recommends placing devices in airplane mode before crossing to prevent unintended downloads of remote files, which could complicate screenings.
    Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous parasites or pathogens to native wildlife.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • The Golden State Valkyries announced a new partnership with Sephora, expanding the WNBA’s cultural reach and broadening the multinational beauty retailer‘s relevance beyond makeup, skin care and hair care.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Dutch multinational banking company ING Group, which held its No. 1 position from 2024 in Australia, Germany, Poland and Spain, has also been focusing on offering personalized experiences through new technologies.
    Haniya Rae, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Overseas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseas. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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