overcoming

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Iraq, overcoming regional disputes, is also sending some of its oil through a pipeline to Turkey.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

For musician Alen Dokic - who has produced a World Cup song under the alias Doppelganger - Bosnia's qualification is an example of 'Bosanski Inat', a cultural mindset of defiance and overcoming adversity.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

It was only a few weeks ago that the Knicks had pulled out a win in a different set of impossible circumstances, overcoming a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to win Game 1 of the conference finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 in Game 4, overcoming a 29-point deficit to take a 3-1 series lead.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Ever since he was a small child he had the custom of leaving his hammock and waking up in Amaranta’s bed, because contact with her was a way of overcoming his fear of the dark.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez