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transcend

[tran-send] / trænˈsɛnd /


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"The Hundred has given us the chance to really transcend what's a difficult and fairly challenging macroeconomic environment and take us in a different direction," he says.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Davis’s public triumphs as a Heisman winner, All-American and the No. 1 pick in the 1962 National Football League draft stand beside Owens’s as proof that talent and character transcend bigotry.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Yet his latest fails to magically transcend its deceptively simple premise.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

But DC’s latest installment lands like a big hunk of Kryptonite for the dream of a superhero franchise that can transcend the genre’s clichés, Slate’s Dana Stevens writes.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

The future will erase everything—there's no level of fame or genius that allows you to transcend oblivion.

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

Norway might have quality in their ranks, but nobody else transcends the sport like Haaland.

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

Ashoke, the name of an emperor, means “he who transcends grief.”

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Smith Jr. came to San Diego as a fearsome linebacker who made two Pro Bowls, yet he transcended football through his infectious personality and devotion to his adopted city.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

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

In the case of “Brigadoon,” Lerner and Loewe composed a musical that recognized the global scar of World War II, and in its insistence that love transcended loss, gave people the catharsis they needed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

For a moment, he adds, it transcended partisan divisions.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

His basketball skills transcended his years; he was only in fifth grade when high schools started to recruit him.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Manjusri, with a calm smile, gently raises his hand to counter that the true nonmaterial essence of the Buddha can never be comprehended before transcending the material world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Students from across the country have joined the protests in Delhi, transcending caste, religion and regional identities.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

It's hard to imagine many other snooker players past or present transcending the sport to the extent of rubbing shoulders with royalty.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

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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