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overcome

[oh-ver-kuhm] / ˌoʊ vərˈkʌm /




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But before that it has an image problem to overcome, with many comparing it to "voluntary drowning".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

It may not be enough to overcome the disgust that Ramaswamy stirred up in voters who have a healthier attitude about family and boundaries.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The improvement was especially pronounced for hemoglobin, highlighting the technology's potential to overcome the difficulties associated with smaller molecules.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Zaye expects silver’s price direction will depend on whether improving industrial demand and persistent physical supply constraints can overcome pressure from restrictive U.S. monetary policy, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

"He suggested I not let the male case officers' bluster fool me....He knew I had suffered, had overcome loss, and had pulled myself back up. I felt stronger as I considered his confidence in me."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

In fact, GPS also overcomes the challenge through time: A receiver uses the travel times of signals from several satellites, whose positions are known, to calculate its own position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Alek Thomas drives in a run during his Dodgers debut and Tarik Skubal overcomes a rocky first inning as the Dodgers extend their winning streak to five games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

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

He added that "it is particularly meaningful in that it simultaneously overcomes the key limitations of existing CAR-macrophage therapies -- delivery efficiency and the immunosuppressive tumor environment."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026

A sudden stupidity overcomes me, and I feel awkward standing there on her driveway.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

The research team overcame this obstacle by developing a technique that applies tiny amounts of MOF material directly to the mitochondrial surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Beyond the recognition, the experience felt spiritually transformative for the Guadalajara native; not the least because of the hurdles he overcame to bring it to fruition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Elsewhere, defending champion Alcaraz overcame fluctuations in form to beat Jaume Munar and reach the Japan Open final.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

But a few passengers, crew and off-duty pilots who landed the plane safely overcame their fear and exercised their courage and sense of duty, and helped to make this miracle happen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

As illness and exhaustion overcame her, she crumpled to the ground.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that molecules attached to a surface can reach the ultimate quantum limit of optical coherence, overcoming a major obstacle that has long restricted molecular quantum research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

It also helps students understand nonverbal communication, which is key for overcoming the “uncertainty” with real-life interaction that Mr. Kessler rightly flags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Then we started talking about the parallel of programming and overcoming programming, and what makes you human, what doesn’t, that parallel came first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The world number three saved two match points before overcoming Taylor Fritz 6-3 4-6 13-11 in a dramatic deciding tie-break at London's O2 Arena.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Dear Diary, Colin Powell once said, “The best method of overcoming your obstacles is the team method.”

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers


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