transcended

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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

“The surprise from my end was that it transcended sports.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As music “that transcended enmities to forge a connection between all the people born of this land,” Vargas Llosa writes, channeling Toño’s enthusiasm, the vals is the exemplary art form of a “mongrel nation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He had developed a deep affection for Ann that was built on, but transcended, politics.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson