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overcome

[oh-ver-kuhm] / ˌoʊ vərˈkʌm /




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As F1's smallest team, both in terms of personnel and budget, Haas have some natural disadvantages that are hard to overcome.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Bitcoin’s outlook depends on whether improving liquidity and institutional access can overcome regulatory delays and short-term exchange traded fund outflows, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up just four hits over six solid innings as the Dodgers overcome another shaky Edwin Díaz performance to beat Milwaukee 3-1.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

A pro-government slogan for former President Nicolás Maduro, “Venceremos,” or we shall overcome, is visible on the facade of a building at the housing complex in Caraballeda.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

But for the first time, Doha felt a terrible rage overcome him.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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

What is your vision for how Europe overcomes this?

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 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

Whether it’s the idea that misery loves company or that everyone endures and overcomes some sort of hardship, a glimmer of hope exists in a future that is unwritten.

From Salon Dec. 31, 2025

“If you set the surge up high enough, you’ll be glad you’re awake; that’s the whole point. At setting C it overcomes the threshold barring consciousness, as it does for me.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

The Russian will face Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals, after the seventh seed overcame opening set service troubles to defeat 10th seed Marta Kostyuk 3-6 6-1 6-2.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

France’s economy picked up in the second quarter, helped by household spending and robust exports as it overcame some of the uncertainty about the course and consequences of the conflict in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Traders using Robinhood Markets overcame anxiety around cryptocurrency and technology stocks in the latest quarter, betting big on events like the World Cup and driving the brokerage platform’s revenue to record levels.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

It said the school leaned on how applicants answered “hardship” questions — which ask students how they overcame disadvantages — as a proxy for race.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Terror overcame Pippin and Merry, and they threw themselves flat on the ground.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Joshua has always spoken about legacy, and there would be something fitting about walking away after overcoming one of the toughest periods of his life and producing a dramatic comeback victory.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, Gerwyn Price survived a scare before overcoming Germany's Martin Schindler 11-9.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

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

As a tanik, or outsider, in an insular Native Inupiat community, she dedicated herself to cultivating relationships and overcoming the locals’ mistrust.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“Stage two of training is weighted more heavily than stage one, because it is more closely tied to overcoming cowardice,” he says.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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