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supersede

[soo-per-seed] / ˌsu pərˈsid /


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But the new structure will supersede the "extremely narrow" rail-and-road Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge downstream on the Yalu River, said Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at Kyungnam University.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

All of that is a long way of saying that human judgment is going to supersede human expertise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

But through the first week of this year’s event, a question has intruded on the spectacle: When does atmosphere start to supersede tennis?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

He warned that the punitive penalties would be applied immediately and would completely "supersede" any existing bilateral trade agreements.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Her esteemed position in the community, with the church, and as someone who could speak almost unaccented English seemed to supersede her position as a woman.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The indictment supersedes a previous indictment of Singamas Marketing Director Vick Nam Hing Ma, who was arrested in France last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Grandi argues that the logic behind “survival, not indulgence” supersedes any emotional connections tied to the food.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

But his legacy in our sport supersedes his results.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

Like all service members, he has an obligation to the Constitution and the rule of law that supersedes following the orders of superiors.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2025

He published various books on his method of instruction, but that published in 1784 virtually supersedes all others.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

Parton was an icon whose music, philanthropy and authenticity superseded genre, class, sexuality, color and politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Liggett Group LLC, where the court agreed in part with the tobacco industry that the congressionally mandated surgeon general’s warning about cigarettes already superseded any state-based failure-to-warn claim.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

The fund superseded the Household Support Fund which was set up in response to the cost of living crisis, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Radio’s role as kingmaker was superseded, first by streaming services and then by TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

He made his name with ragtime but this style, as we saw in the previous chapter, was in the early 1920s being superseded all over America by jazz.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

In response, Chaudhry adjusted the priorities of his engineering team for about three months, with a focus on fixing critical and high-level vulnerabilities superseding the delivery of new functionality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

None of these proposals grapple with the full weight of how different our new era will be from the relatively placid one it is superseding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Pogacar's victory means he is positioned by many as the greatest cyclist of all time, superseding the achievements and status of Belgian legend Merckx.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Sassoon’s letter also reveals that her office was preparing a superseding indictment adding an “obstruction conspiracy count” to the charges against Adams.

From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2025

Again, even if this nascent reflex had been so far developed as to have been capable of superseding voluntary action, still we may fairly doubt whether it could have proved of selective value.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes


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