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overwhelming

[oh-ver-hwel-ming, -wel-] / ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛl mɪŋ, -ˈwɛl- /


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Appeared in the April 14, 2026, print edition as 'AI Discovery of Coding Bugs Risks Overwhelming Developers'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Overwhelming bipartisan majorities feel it's important for the US to achieve these goals.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Overwhelming fear, sweaty palms, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate -- these are the symptoms of a panic attack, which people with panic disorder have frequently and unexpectedly.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Overwhelming use of force by the British failed there in the 19th century, and the Soviet Union. was similarly defeated in the 1980s, surely a factor in its subsequent collapse.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2023

And every day I’d say, “It was O. K.,” which now also stood for Overwhelming Kalamity.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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