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be overcome





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Those can be overcome with Starship, a mega-rocket that SpaceX said can carry more than four times as much payload to low-Earth orbit as the Falcon 9.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

He is showing Nigerians that obstacles and prejudice can be overcome, and people with disabilities can succeed like everyone else if given the opportunity.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The lesson, he wrote, was that “fear often can be overcome simply by facing it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Of course, the investment thesis could be overcome by events.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Sometimes they give an advantage for profiting by a situation;—but they also bring consequences along with them, in that they arouse prejudices which have to be overcome.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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