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A mistake many people make, Bobby says, is thinking that really, really liking someone should supersede whatever challenges they might face.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Department of Energy invoked the Defense Production Act to supersede state laws, following months of clashes between Sable and state regulators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

He warned that the punitive penalties would be applied immediately and would completely "supersede" any existing bilateral trade agreements.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

But the US actions will "supersede" the Canadian case, Wednesday's statement said.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

Her esteemed position in the community, with the church, and as someone who could speak almost unaccented English seemed to supersede her position as a woman.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

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

It often happens that a later edition of a technical book has little more value than the one which precedes it; frequently it entirely supersedes the earlier edition.

From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey

Parton was an icon whose music, philanthropy and authenticity superseded genre, class, sexuality, color and politics.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in part with the tobacco industry that the congressionally mandated surgeon general’s warning about cigarettes already superseded any state-based failure-to-warn claim.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

Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

"The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but we've superseded it by a lot," Trump said at Mar-a-Lago.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

Donovan broke in tensely, “What was the first order...the one that was superseded by the marching directions?”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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

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

Federal prosecutors said early this month that Combs may face a superseding indictment that would open the door to more charges for Combs and possibly other defendants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024

Before Chutkan set a briefing schedule, Smith obtained a superseding indictment, paring down the charges to remove allegations the Supreme Court held were absolutely immune.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2024

But his name appears in the books of the tax-gatherers of Augsburg in 1494, superseding that of Michael Holbein, who is supposed to have been his father.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various