overwhelmed

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While most of the coding issues may be minor, their sheer volume has amplified the risk that smaller software developers will become overwhelmed with reports of bugs such as the one Mythos found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

A medical source who did not wish to be identified told AFP that the hospital was overwhelmed.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The flames grew “exponentially” and quickly overwhelmed firefighters who rushed in to extinguish the blaze, forcing them to retreat, Wedell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Non-verbal, biting and unable to sit still, her daughter Rachael, who had been diagnosed with autism, had slowly overwhelmed Martha leaving her desperate and depressed.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The company wanted to explain how a trading loss of $9.2 billion—give or take a few billion—had more than overwhelmed the profits generated by its fifty thousand or so employees.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis