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overcome

[oh-ver-kuhm] / ˌoʊ vərˈkʌm /




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One of the attackers who helped Argentina overcome England in their semi-final, Alvarez has flourished at Atletico Madrid since his 2024 move from Manchester City.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Lilly proved it could overcome an early Novo Nordisk advantage with the shots.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Nearly one month after a fire destoyed a massive cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights, the neighborhood has been overcome by the stomach-churning stench of rotting food.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

"The answers will determine the crucial question: whether the executive board intends to overcome the crisis with staff or against them," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Having to work closely with these women helped Klavdiya overcome this prejudice.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

This overcomes a key challenge facing Moore's Law that Intel sums up as: "You can make something smaller and smaller and smaller... until you can't".

From Barron's May 25, 2026

Jean-Jacques Rousseau held that human reason prompts us to turn away from others’ suffering, for it is reason that overcomes the instinct of compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

"This technology overcomes the longstanding scaling bottleneck caused by size effects through the combination of induced crystallization and buried interface restoration," said Prof. Shuping Pang.

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2026

But even here, her sincerity overcomes her weakness for sentimental flourishes, including Amine Bouhafa’s treacly score.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2026

Then a bone-deep weariness overcomes me, and I fall into a dreamless sleep on the rush-strewn floor of the chapel.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Thomas Tuchel's side overcame Norway 2-1 after extra time to book their place in the semi-final at Atlanta Stadium, which will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The researchers overcame the problem by first creating a larger, more flexible ring.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

On a brilliant night under the lights in front of a jubilant and expectant crowd, England overcame their recent struggles in pressure matches in the biggest sign of improvement under coach Charlotte Edwards to date.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Greenspan overcame his bashfulness in 1987 to ask Nancy Reagan, who frowned on unwed couples at formal events, if his invitation to a White House state dinner could include Mitchell as his guest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Pilar overcame the disgust that her miserable fate inspired in her.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Aguilar, 43, had amassed a sizable following as an influencer on Instagram and YouTube, where he spoke of overcoming poverty and addiction before creating a chain of gyms called Self Made Training Facility.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

The results suggest that future improvements depend primarily on advances in materials science rather than overcoming an unavoidable law of nature.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

The companies also say they are ready from a supply standpoint, after overcoming shortages a few years ago when demand exploded.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

That struggle is in part about overcoming local myths, including that the disease is the result of something known here as the "coffin curse" and that treatment centres are the problem rather than the solution.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Ever since he was a small child he had the custom of leaving his hammock and waking up in Amaranta’s bed, because contact with her was a way of overcoming his fear of the dark.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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