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overwhelm

[oh-ver-hwelm, -welm] / ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm /




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Packing too many circuits into one cell can also overwhelm its protein production machinery.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The public-relations crisis is starting to overwhelm the tech giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“Macro conditions, liquidity and positioning can overwhelm fundamentals, and bitcoin could fall well below current levels without invalidating its longer-term investment case,” said Silenskyte.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

More locals are willing to accept development, as long as it doesn’t overwhelm the quaintness of the city, apartment developer Tourtellote said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

They snake between dusty boxes, overwhelm a sawhorse; he leads her through a thicket of them to what feels like an upholstered piano bench at the far end, and helps her sit.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Even here in the relative safety of Annapolis, Maryland, an advancing armada of amped-up college kids overwhelms me.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

“The unexpected overwhelms you,” said McDonnel, who said her obligations for her parents vary daily and weekly.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

But both he and Balda know how much medicine the audience can handle in their fluff before the bitterness overwhelms the sweet.

From Salon May 17, 2026

The cost of setting up a processing system to recover these byproducts often overwhelms their market, so domestic production likely won’t get off the ground without government support.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

A warm feeling overwhelms me, bringing with it a flutter of emotions.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

"Eyes-brimming, the veteran singer gave herself little nods of approval after every line, before finally breaking down at the end of the track, seemingly overwhelmed at having made it through."

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The attack overwhelmed maintainers of an online service for coders, called RubyGems, and forced them to shut down new account registrations as they dealt with the chaos it had caused, operators of the service said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

I was intrigued and overwhelmed as I tried to make sense of the multiple cities that somehow existed within L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

But it turns out that more screen time is not a great solution to feeling burned out and overwhelmed.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

I am overwhelmed with this weird feeling that is sadness, but in a way I’ve never felt before.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

"A key finding is that global warming and human emissions are now overwhelming the Pacific's natural influence on the Indian Ocean," Ummenhofer said.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

However, FDA officials said the false positive did not change the course of the outbreak investigation, “or the overwhelming epidemiological data supporting the ... voluntary recall by Taylor Farms.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

"The support has been overwhelming, and it's been comforting," she said.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

They’re still part of the continuing battle to stop bots from posting spam, overwhelming websites and scraping content without permission.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The beauty was overwhelming, even muted in the late fall, and Anya had to look down.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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