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on top of

In addition to, following closely on, as in Several other benefits are being offered on top of a better salary , or On top of the flu Jane caught her sister's measles . [c. 1600]
Also, on top of one another . Very close to, crowded, as in I didn't see her until she was right on top of us , or In these condominiums people are living right on top of one another . [Mid-1900s]
In control of, fully informed about, as in The weeds were terrible, but the new gardener was soon on top of them , or Our senator always manages to be on top of the issues .

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Wendy English, director of Second Chance, said on average 20 families used the service each day and, "on top of bills and food, people just can't afford clothing".

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On top of customary payments, either for services rendered or monthly per-member allotments, the medical practices receive bonuses for meeting targets or improving their performance on core measures.

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"The police are everywhere. They're trying to push people back. People are even climbing on top of those water cannons."

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That feels like one fallacious premise piled on top of another: First of all, it’s an entirely arbitrary benchmark, one that doesn’t strongly correlate with how a president will be remembered; second, the Trump presidency can only be measured in days or hours, sometimes in minutes.

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On top of that, Hu, a biochemistry major, is studying for final exams next week.

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