overcome
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To overcome the effects of SLAMF6, Veillette and his colleagues created monoclonal antibodies designed to stop the molecule from binding to itself and triggering its suppressive signals.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
SpaceX will have to overcome history to perform well.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
J&J said the Firelink platform is a novel approach to overcome limitations of existing treatments by delivering a highly selective protein degrader to tumor cells, while avoiding healthy cells.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“My biggest concern right now — aside from my case, you could say — is my children. It’s a trauma that remains. It’s difficult to overcome that experience.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The rally ended as twenty-five thousand voices joined in singing “We Shall Overcome,” changing the words to express the triumphant spirit of the day: “We have overcome today.”
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing overcome
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