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The Constitution lets states set the rules for conducting congressional elections, but gives Congress the power to override those rules.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

“However artists are not simply catalogue assets, and innovation cannot be used to override artists’ rights.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

But the villagers do have a manual override, if needed.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

He proposes state-level policy changes that would override local ones, lowering the minimum lot size for homes, yielding a higher number of smaller homes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Aragorn dismounted and surveyed the ground, then leaping back into the saddle, he rode away for some distance eastward, keeping to one side and taking care not to override the footprints.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

The joy of connection, however, overrides these considerations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

As this is a contract between two people, it generally overrides a will.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

I know I shouldn’t snoop, but curiosity quickly overrides my conscience as it often does—snoop-control issues—and I’m bending down and randomly perusing some of the papers on the floor: mostly old letters.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

One study found that Congress used to overturn several opinions practically every term, including a particularly effective 1991 Congress that overrode eight Supreme Court decisions.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

However, Tesla argues that the driver manually overrode the technology.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 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

Concerns about a more abrupt job-market swoon overrode jitters about sticky inflation last month, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated this week that that balance of concerns hasn’t changed during the recent data blackout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

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

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

Career officials objected to letting Musk have private income data of millions, but they were overridden.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025

Were there circumstances in which the government’s zeal for secrecy could be overridden in the public interest?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024

Mr Kerr said it suggested Mr Yousaf was "prepared to bend the rules" if he had overridden official advice.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

Hermione had overridden Ron’s objections by pointing out that it was the last place anyone in their right minds would go, so they were guaranteed some privacy.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

"The overriding priority is to rescue as many people as possible while urgently providing life-saving health care to the injured," said Ciro Ugarte, emergencies director for PAHO, the UN health agency's Americas regional branch.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Whether two people who are each unhappy can make it as a couple becomes the overriding theme of the film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

It’s great because she’s not overriding another judge’s order.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

Vitek made it clear in an interview with BBC Sport last month his overriding priority is to play.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Reggie had learned his lesson, and he had a focused, overriding goal.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel