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

"Our consumer business worked to overcome formidable challenges," rotating chairwoman Meng Wanzhou said in Tuesday's report, noting also that Huawei was "moving toward a future that is full of uncertainty".

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

The scheme is intended to overcome the fear that some jobseekers have that they'll have no money for weeks if they take a job that doesn't work out.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

When she eventually regained the island, she was so overcome with dizziness, she had to lie half out of the water for a long time until her strength returned.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer