overcome

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The complaint states that Black feels “called by his faith to return to Broadview to pray for ICE officers there, but his experience requires him to overcome fear in order to do so.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The party appeared to overcome this controversy by joining hands with Shah, a charismatic politician around whom voters could rally, but who had no organised party structure to rely on.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Higher oil prices are the latest challenge for a U.S. economy that has overcome crosscurrents sweeping through trade, consumer behavior and government spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

To overcome this, the researchers used Quadratic Quantum Gravity, a framework that remains mathematically stable even at the extremely high energies similar to those during the Big Bang.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

For a moment, Danny was overcome with too many feelings.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova