overcome
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To overcome this limitation, the team incorporated vaccine candidate proteins into nanodiscs.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Los Osos 4, JSerra 3: A four-run seventh helped Los Osos overcome a 3-0 deficit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Some maritime industry executives are hopeful that strong bipartisan support for shipbuilding in recent years will overcome spending concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Rosenior insisted he was not "shooting myself in the foot" by suspending Rosenior and said there were "hurdles" to overcome in order for the midfielder to return to action.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
To overcome the difficulty of getting past that monosyllable, I took it from her, and said, repeating it with emphasis, “Well! Then, that is why it makes me wretched.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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