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overcome

[oh-ver-kuhm] / ˌoʊ vərˈkʌm /




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The newest fear is that artificial-intelligence agents might help to overcome customers’ inertia to leave their money where it is for a while.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

It was so hot Nicolas Gonzalez, a fan sitting in the shade of the reserved level, saw a stadium attendant, overcome by heat, stretchered before the game even started.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"This study is an important step forward for the use of a vitamin D analog as a stromal remodeling therapy that can overcome therapeutic resistance in pancreatic," says Perez.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

They can be technically proficient, maybe even a little funny, but there is always an underlying cadence of the uncanny valley that I still doubt Suno v6 pro et al. or whatever has totally overcome.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Suddenly, and without warning, I was overcome by a rush of emotion.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

In that simple contest, the electromagnetic force produced by the magnet easily overcomes gravity.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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

Sentiment among German investors exceeded expectations again this month on a bumper earnings season, as the economy overcomes some of the shock of the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

The pack of muttation tributes draws closer and closer until it overcomes me with hot breath and dripping fangs and I scream, myself awake.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Welshman Clayton edged past Krzysztof Ratajski 2-1, and he will take on the Netherlands' Wessel Nijman, who overcame 2018 world champion Rob Cross in straight sets.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Now aged 65, she has opened up about the harrowing experiences and reflected on how she overcame them to become one of the most well-known faces on British TV.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

José Ramírez drove in five runs with three doubles and the streaking Guardians overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

This 66-year-old overcame the odds and found a new job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

It was that, the knowing that we would win, and the excitement that overcame the being scared.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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

Not long ago, CEOs and other senior leaders typically got these one-off awards only occasionally, often as an incentive to retain favored executives or reward them for unexpected wins and overcoming tough challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Everyone has the feeling that their technical capabilities are growing in terms of autonomy, in terms of overcoming electronic warfare systems, and in terms of the distance at which they can fire."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

All three preceding quarter-finals on Arthur Ashe Stadium - Aryna Sabalenka beating Linda Noskova and Jessica Pegula overcoming Emma Navarro, with Tiafoe's win sandwiched in the middle - went the full distance.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Often it involves overcoming my fears—as it did in this case.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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