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The movie, only barely delving into its subject’s troubling complexity, ends up flashy and glib, a loosely fact-based fantasia that can’t transcend its own shallowness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Green party leader Zack Polanski said: "There are moments in life such as this sad time that transcend politics and I join the whole country in sending condolences."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

Like Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson knew that the rest of her career would be defined by her ability to use the electronic computers to transcend human limits.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

“Being Alive” transcends its limitations through the kinetic connection of the cast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Stevie Wonder says “September” and its “ba-dee-yas” resonate with every kind of audience because they’re jubilant in a way that transcends language and cultural barriers.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Support for recess transcends party lines and geography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Beckham transcends clubs, generations and even football itself.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Quasi-mathematical questions arise naturally when one transcends one’s self, family, and friends.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

“The University remained one of the few forces that transcended disparate regions and groups,” Pawel writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, which transcended clubs, countries and competitions for over a decade, to become the defining story of modern football.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

They suggested rejuvenation, pain overcome and transcended, endless love.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Feliz Solomon and Shoshanna Solomon report on how a movement that views its mission as transcending secular laws is testing the limits of Israel’s pro-settler government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

This interests him in literature too — transcending reputation through good art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Before kick-off, Iranian players presented white roses to their American counterparts as a gesture of peace, in a moment widely seen as transcending politics.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

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