overcome
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To overcome that obstacle, the researchers created a thermal oxidation pretreatment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
But Taco Bell, led since 2023 by Chief Executive Sean Tresvant, has mastered its branding and digital appeal skillfully enough to overcome these obstacles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Maybe in a month from now, or six months or a year, these particular findings will be overcome by findings that are a little bit more advanced, and that’s the way it should be.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sri Lankan poet-turned-author Michael Ondaatje’s 1992 novel “The English Patient” is a lyrical, highly detailed exploration of love across the decades and how its sacred qualities overcome time and geography.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
“There is a way to overcome those influences. If Darkness is willing to perform a blessing, that is.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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This overcomes a key challenge facing Moore's Law that Intel sums up as: "You can make something smaller and smaller and smaller... until you can't".
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
What is your vision for how Europe overcomes this?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
He added that "it is particularly meaningful in that it simultaneously overcomes the key limitations of existing CAR-macrophage therapies -- delivery efficiency and the immunosuppressive tumor environment."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
But even here, her sincerity overcomes her weakness for sentimental flourishes, including Amine Bouhafa’s treacly score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
All is quiet except for the thumps and scuffles of their footsteps, and Mark finds that his excitement over who might be in the boat overcomes the growing stench as they descend.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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Traders using Robinhood Markets overcame anxiety around cryptocurrency and technology stocks in the latest quarter, betting big on events like the World Cup and driving the brokerage platform’s revenue to record levels.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
James led the Cavaliers to four consecutive NBA Finals and a championship in 2016 when Cleveland overcame a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Warriors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The researchers overcame the problem by first creating a larger, more flexible ring.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Jota wrote on social media after they overcame Spain to win the Nations League in Stuttgart a month before his death.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
As illness and exhaustion overcame her, she crumpled to the ground.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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France’s economy was helped by household spending and robust exports, overcoming some of the uncertainty about the course and consequences of the conflict in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They are the first nation to be men's and women's World Cup winners at the same time – La Roja overcoming England in the Women's World Cup final in Sydney in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Aguilar, 43, had amassed a sizable following as an influencer on Instagram and YouTube, where he spoke of overcoming poverty and addiction before creating a chain of gyms called Self Made Training Facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
As a tanik, or outsider, in an insular Native Inupiat community, she dedicated herself to cultivating relationships and overcoming the locals’ mistrust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The lever was at work, overcoming Kaz’s resistance, moving him into place.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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