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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

While it remains to be seen whether the repurchase plan can bolster confidence in the sector over a longer stretch, there are broader forces at work in markets right now that may overwhelm stock-specific ones.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 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

The lawyers also wrote that 800 new rental units would overwhelm the area’s sewage system, and that the project warrants a historical review because the Marina Safeway is “one of the first modern Safeway stores.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

She has engaged Asher in locked combat in the air over the lake, while Franco is heading toward Asher too in an attempt to overwhelm him.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

From Slate Jun. 24, 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

Rates may rise even in recession this time, because the supply of Treasury debt overwhelms demand at current yields.

From MarketWatch Apr. 9, 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

Worse, creating its own complicated path, fire could keep hopscotching over land until it overwhelms us.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"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

Coroner Rachel Knight said the pathology department where a mass from Sarah's ovary had been sent for testing was at the time "completely overwhelmed by demand" following the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC 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

In the years that followed, she would occasionally redownload the apps, then delete them again when despair overwhelmed her.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Luc asked me, but I was so overwhelmed I could think of only one.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

"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

And even the people who love me can get aggravated by all the ways I’m impulsive, bossy, overwhelming and judgmental.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Sam said it had been "overwhelming" reading about his childhood in the files.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

After an offseason of blockbuster trades and Aaron Donald’s return, the Rams enter the season as overwhelming favorites to win another title at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The four of them made their way up, Molly pulling up a still-restless Anat, who was struggling with an overwhelming desire to tear into Boaz.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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