overcoming

Example Sentences

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Even so, it’s hard to imagine the World Cup overcoming the structural difficulties with American soccer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Iraq, overcoming regional disputes, is also sending some of its oil through a pipeline to Turkey.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

That struggle is in part about overcoming local myths, including that the disease is the result of something known here as the "coffin curse" and that treatment centres are the problem rather than the solution.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Co-corresponding author Director Kyungjae Myung remarked, "This study demonstrates that controlling the stability of DNA repair proteins can directly impact cancer cell survival. It also highlights a new therapeutic direction for overcoming drug resistance."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

And then, on the instructor’s order, I remember overcoming my every instinct for selfpreservation and pulling off the mask.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover