overwhelm
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Packing too many circuits into one cell can also overwhelm its protein production machinery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Shield adds that you don't want to overwhelm your child with information about school, but get them to a point where it feels "familiar"
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Early in the night, cheers threatened to overwhelm her between-song banter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
While it remains to be seen whether the repurchase plan can bolster confidence in the sector over a longer stretch, there are broader forces at work in markets right now that may overwhelm stock-specific ones.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
But no matter how stringent the effort, the thicknesses of middle age were encircling him and threatening to overwhelm the athlete’s body, the Marine’s body of which he was so proud.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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For a reader he is like a guest who overwhelms and exhausts, but who is then invited back for the sheer enjoyment of his absorbing tales, striking insights and charm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Even here in the relative safety of Annapolis, Maryland, an advancing armada of amped-up college kids overwhelms me.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“The unexpected overwhelms you,” said McDonnel, who said her obligations for her parents vary daily and weekly.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
But both he and Balda know how much medicine the audience can handle in their fluff before the bitterness overwhelms the sweet.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Sometimes this mix of sounds and smells overwhelms me, but when its gone, I kind of miss it.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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“While our prior concerns on market decline and share loss in mobile remain, these are overwhelmed by raised expectations for the silicon photonics business,” analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of public support and people putting on their boots to help."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Several on the ground said they were overwhelmed by the support coming from first responders and fellow reporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
But I have eased up, and I’m now a bit more likely to make people feel empowered rather than overwhelmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Even though the emptiness in Nathan’s stomach made his tummy growl, a new emptiness had formed in his chest, and it overwhelmed his hunger.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Speaking of the other sailors on the boat, he said, “I would think that the overwhelming majority would be like, Jackson, you got a cool dad.”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Without this protective enzyme, oxidative stress builds inside tumor cells until the damage becomes overwhelming.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Before last year the overwhelming majority of Musk’s more than 200 million followers likely had never heard of Lowe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Posting on its Facebook page, Suffolk Police said: "It is overwhelming to read the support people are offering."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Yet for the first time in ages life in Osage County went on without his overwhelming presence.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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