supersede
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Quantum computers will not supersede existing machines, as there are many tasks they are not suited to.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
But the US actions will "supersede" the Canadian case, Wednesday's statement said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 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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The indictment supersedes a previous indictment of Singamas Marketing Director Vick Nam Hing Ma, who was arrested in France last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro signed off on the new indictment unsealed on Tuesday, which supersedes the previous charges.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
I’m proud of those jokes because I felt like even though I am expressing a point of view I think the joke itself supersedes it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 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
An assertion is negatived when it totally contradicts the fact of the opponent without supplying another fact, which supersedes the first fact.
From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William
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in part with the tobacco industry that the congressionally mandated surgeon general’s warning about cigarettes already superseded any state-based failure-to-warn claim.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The fund superseded the Household Support Fund which was set up in response to the cost of living crisis, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tokyo has doubled down on government support for semiconductor technology, an industry Japan used to lead before being superseded by rivals such as Taiwan and South Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
That is, they still used stone tools similar to those superseded in Europe by metal tools thousands of years ago, and they dwelt in villages not organized under any centralized political authority.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The plasticity of digital information is superseding earlier modes of expression and expertise, as the printing press did the scribe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Sassoon’s letter also reveals that her office was preparing a superseding indictment adding an “obstruction conspiracy count” to the charges against Adams.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2025
Emily Johnson initially said three weeks, but then cautioned that there could be a superseding indictment on the horizon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2024
First and foremost, the prosecution wanted Chutkan to resolve outstanding questions on what elements, if any, of the special counsel’s superseding indictment are affected by the Supreme Court’s decision.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2024
A couple of years afterwards, the Earl very plainly declared his colours by first inducing him to join him in his voyage, and then superseding him.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
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