transcend
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Gaete said that while young people don't have visceral memories of 9/11 like his father does, "I think it can transcend generations."
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Her demonstrable character helped her transcend race and class in ways that few artists can claim.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
She added: "From the film Drive to the Paris Olympics, the whole world was moved by Nightcall . Both danceable and nostalgic, his music will continue to transcend generations and borders."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Yet his latest fails to magically transcend its deceptively simple premise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
His father wanted Colin to transcend all that stuff, but maybe even he was starting to see the unlikelihood of Colin ever becoming extraordinary.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Beckham transcends clubs, generations and even football itself.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Self-determination in the professional sphere now transcends economic background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
At 82, he sits with perfect posture, possessing an elegance that transcends our threadbare surroundings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
And so the story of the Colorado farms and their damaged crops assumes a significance that transcends its local importance.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
He believed that the Jews had spiritually transcended the need for territory and should seek limited autonomy where they lived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Khichuri was so beloved that its influence later transcended geographical boundaries and cultures.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
"He transcended social and caste hierarchies through his music," says Krishna.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Pope Leo’s encyclical insists that humanity itself can’t be transcended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
One final and all-important piece of the Jeffersonian vision transcended the troubling particularities of domestic politics altogether.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Students from across the country have joined the protests in Delhi, transcending caste, religion and regional identities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It is a rivalry that has defined the last two decades of football, transcending clubs, countries and competitions to reshape how the game has been played, consumed and debated across the world.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
This year abounded in wild artificial-intelligence fantasies of transcending the human condition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Ada Carrillo, one of the devout who crowed the basilica this week, said she unites all of Mexico, transcending political, geographic and class divides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Crowd, heat, bad quarters, bad fare, bad smells, mosquitoes, and a plague of flies transcending everything within my experience.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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