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

It was a huge challenge they had to overcome.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“It’s been a hard time for me, and I was able to overcome it,” he said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

Believing Leah was overcome by the spirits, her hostess took her out into the yard for some fresh air.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock