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"The fundamental right to walk on demarcated footpaths shall override the privilege of a motorised vehicle," he declared.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override, the government said Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

A home’s location can often override the steps residents take to protect their properties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Did they believe, or hope, that the improved speed and accuracy of the latest weapons and control-systems might override the lessons of history?

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

“Oh, hey, wanna see something megacool? I rigged the compound’s override system to respond only to PowerPoint.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Friday's ruling by the Constitutional Council overrides the ban, which Emmanuel Macron had pledged would be introduced in stages from September.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But according to the research of professor Richard Hasen, the rate of congressional overrides has steadily decreased over the years as Congress becomes slower and less productive with each passing term.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

He pointed to a recent landmark bill, State Senate Bill 79, which overrides local zoning laws to allow for taller, denser buildings near major transit stops.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Yet the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission insists that it has jurisdiction over prediction markets, which overrides state laws that prohibit or regulate gambling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

He finishes out his tune with a low, guttural hum just as the deep, pounding bass of a revved car engine overrides his voice.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

UnitedHealthcare overrode the prior authorization about 48 hours later, according to Noonan.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

On the same night it approved the contracts, the board overrode its own chief financial officer to pull $175 million from a fund set aside for retiree health benefits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

When the French protested, Franklin D. Roosevelt overrode every objection, telling Churchill he would impose no restriction on military action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Last year, researchers at the UK's AI Security Institute found jailbreaks that overrode safeguards across a range of harmful requests in every AI system it tested.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

But he overrode her objections, saying, “You have no idea how important it is that you should tell some of these stories to the people here in Boston.”

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Cutler said this has a lower likelihood of being overridden by courts, noting Trump's top trade official Jamieson Greer had carefully navigated procedural requirements before imposing duties.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Board chairs historically have rarely overridden the executives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s vice president of AI software, said on X that the driver had manually overridden the system by “by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100%.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Certain obligations of the European Convention on Human Rights can be overridden "in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025

“Your reaction was perfectly reasonable, Jupiter. I shouldn’t’ve overridden your agency, as I’ve heard you put it. And I’m sorry.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

The law aims to prevent civil litigation overriding its climate policy and undermining business confidence, the government said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

As a political reporter, I came away from Comic Con with one overriding impression: If world politics were more like the comic book world, reality would be a safer, saner and healthier place.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

In 2025 it enacted SB15, which provided for lot size flexibility in new residential subdivisions by overriding some minimum local lot-size requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Perhaps the overriding emotion at full-time, though, was relief.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The overriding honesty and intimacy of the correspondence with Rush permitted this projection to express itself without restraint.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis