overwhelm
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For now, counties like Hood remain stuck in purgatory, watching rapid development overwhelm their communities while waiting for state policy to catch up.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
“Jalen knew that he was not going to overwhelm anyone with his physical attributes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The problem is that oil may now overwhelm those positives, Altman said.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
As for the Longleat legacy that will eventually pass to his children, Lord Bath said he was keen not to overwhelm them.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
But no matter how stringent the effort, the thicknesses of middle age were encircling him and threatening to overwhelm the athlete’s body, the Marine’s body of which he was so proud.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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