overcome
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Nearly one month after a fire destoyed a massive cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights, the neighborhood has been overcome by the stomach-churning stench of rotting food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"The answers will determine the crucial question: whether the executive board intends to overcome the crisis with staff or against them," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Rory McIlroy's third-round 73 left the world number two with too big a deficit to overcome despite matching Kim's closing six-under 64, the lowest score of the day.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
As with other industries overcome by artificial-intelligence euphoria, the main question is whether these companies might overbuild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Jones, overcome by a mixture of thrill and fear, saw John Wilkes Booth for the first time.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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This overcomes a key challenge facing Moore's Law that Intel sums up as: "You can make something smaller and smaller and smaller... until you can't".
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
But even here, her sincerity overcomes her weakness for sentimental flourishes, including Amine Bouhafa’s treacly score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
This discovery overcomes a major limitation in modern neuroscience by making it possible to directly observe how neurons receive information.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
Given the title, it is hardly a spoiler to say that after Marjorie’s death, Tess overcomes her initial dislike of Primes to have a technological facsimile of her mother join the family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
A sudden stupidity overcomes me, and I feel awkward standing there on her driveway.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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The researchers overcame the problem by first creating a larger, more flexible ring.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Jota wrote on social media after they overcame Spain to win the Nations League in Stuttgart a month before his death.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Jannik Sinner's tricky start to his Wimbledon title defence continued as he overcame a stern second-round test against Nuno Borges.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
He also shared the tough moments that he overcame while building Robinhood and his framework around his second venture, which is building data centers in space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
By her position, leaning up against the trunk of the tree, I'd guess Glimmer was supposed to be on guard, but fatigue overcame her.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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The Italian was at his ruthless best in dismantling Djokovic, overcoming the player who was expected to be his biggest obstacle to success in straight sets.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Aguilar, 43, had amassed a sizable following as an influencer on Instagram and YouTube, where he spoke of overcoming poverty and addiction before creating a chain of gyms called Self Made Training Facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are on track to finish the week higher, overcoming a choppy stretch after the U.S. and Iran resumed attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The results suggest that future improvements depend primarily on advances in materials science rather than overcoming an unavoidable law of nature.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
“How beautiful,” Pinmei breathed, her awe overcoming her shyness.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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