overcome

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Higher oil prices are the latest challenge for a U.S. economy that has overcome crosscurrents sweeping through trade, consumer behavior and government spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

New entrants will have to overcome such challenges.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“It’s been a hard time for me, and I was able to overcome it,” he said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Given the technological hurdles it needs to overcome, it's a pretty ambitious timeline.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

They were on the highway at night in the middle of a storm when he was overcome by the certainty that a tree would fall and crush the car.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis