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If the account owner had a will leaving this bank account to a third party, it would generally not override a valid beneficiary designation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

But Alphabet’s refusal to let a human override the car’s “mind of its own” underscores the AI industry’s arrogance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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

"Remote override takes priority over any onboard controls. It assumes there's been a disaster and the ship's control panels can't be trusted."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

Employees are no longer trained to perform overrides they are not expected to use.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 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

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

“Getting Peter Mandelson the job was a priority that overrode everything else,” said Emily Thornberry, chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee and a Labour lawmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

But Danni said the head of security, Rick Rescorla, overrode orders and told everyone to leave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025

“I don’t care,” he interrupted in an even voice, so full of richness that it overrode all the others.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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

There were "strong" powers to protect the freedom to protest, she said, but they could be overridden on the advice of the police.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025

He knew he didn’t have to tell her anything because the lure of Matthias’ freedom had already overridden every bit of her good sense.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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

There is one overriding question many people are now asking.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

The only overriding lesson may be that there are no overriding lessons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

There was no question of overriding her commands.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques