surmount
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Sometimes, even the best-laid plans can’t surmount a brick wall.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
When Franklin Roosevelt signed the law creating the Federal Housing Administration in 1934, the country’s political class, or most of it, assumed the government could surmount any problem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The results have implications for efforts to help children with hearing loss surmount initial language delays caused by a lack of auditory input and access to speech sounds before they receive cochlear implants.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024
That’s precisely why I forced myself to surmount my anxiety on the second day of Lollapalooza when we were slated to see the Chilis.
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2024
To the dismay of the Japanese climbers, however, the ladder was falling apart and had become partially detached from the rock, so ninety minutes of strenuous climbing were required to surmount this 20-foot cliff.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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