overcome
Example Sentences
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Being judgmental is something we have to overcome, so using a multiplicity lens takes some effort.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
How might we overcome today’s diminished belief in the American dream?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
To overcome that limitation, the research team designed the detector around a metasurface, a patterned structure that concentrates electromagnetic energy into extremely small regions.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Her active lifestyle at home helped overcome feeling of not being sporty, despite always being "clumsy".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Initially I had thought with hard work I could overcome a fundamental squeamishness and distaste for my subject, that perhaps with even harder work I could simulate something like a talent for it.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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