overrides
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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
“Geopolitics once again overrides the macro calendar in terms of market sensitivity,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
As this is a contract between two people, it generally overrides a will.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
For years, scientists have believed that compulsive behaviors happen when people become trapped in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 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
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