supersede
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But the new structure will supersede the "extremely narrow" rail-and-road Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge downstream on the Yalu River, said Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at Kyungnam University.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Quantum computers will not supersede existing machines, as there are many tasks they are not suited to.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Those laws often allow the state’s housing agenda to supersede preferences of the municipality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
Any beneficiary designations you have set up will supersede whatever is listed in a will.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
Faction customs dictate even idle behavior and supersede individual preference.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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District Judge Rodney Smith, a Trump appointee, said that the Epstein Files Transparency Act supersedes the normal bar on making the materials public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
But his legacy in our sport supersedes his results.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
Like all service members, he has an obligation to the Constitution and the rule of law that supersedes following the orders of superiors.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2025
The Webb certainly supersedes Hubble in every respect.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024
This permission, which supersedes that of the temporal lords, is a fresh evidence of the papal pretensions, which we have already spoken of in the article on "Bull."
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Parton was an icon whose music, philanthropy and authenticity superseded genre, class, sexuality, color and politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Liggett Group LLC, where the court agreed in part with the tobacco industry that the congressionally mandated surgeon general’s warning about cigarettes already superseded any state-based failure-to-warn claim.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The man had "withholding of removal", a legal protection that is weaker than asylum but in the past has superseded someone's deportation order, allowing them to live and work in the United States.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
Radio’s role as kingmaker was superseded, first by streaming services and then by TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Between Hutton’s day and Lyell’s there arose a new geological controversy, which largely superseded, but is often confused with, the old Neptunian-Plutonian dispute.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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In response, Chaudhry adjusted the priorities of his engineering team for about three months, with a focus on fixing critical and high-level vulnerabilities superseding the delivery of new functionality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
None of these proposals grapple with the full weight of how different our new era will be from the relatively placid one it is superseding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Pogacar's victory means he is positioned by many as the greatest cyclist of all time, superseding the achievements and status of Belgian legend Merckx.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Sassoon, who penned a remarkable letter of her own, said she had planned to file a superseding indictment against the mayor, adding on additional charges for conspiracy to obstruct justice.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2025
The uppermost is Dalmarnock Bridge, dating from 1891, and next below it is Rutherglen Bridge, rebuilt in 1896, and superseding a structure of 1775.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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