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overcome

[oh-ver-kuhm] / ˌoʊ vərˈkʌm /




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The prediction markets, along with AI and the best analysts and macro hedge-fund managers, are unable to overcome the future’s fundamental uncertainty.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

"They have the capacity, power, players and everything to overcome this situation," said the Spaniard.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

If you’re contemplating a break or change, there are strategies to overcome the natural fear you are feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The new technology aims to overcome that limitation by encouraging the formation of new mineral tissue with properties resembling those of the original enamel.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Not unlike the bestselling memoir “Educated” by Tara Westover, who overcomes an abusive childhood in a rural survivalist Mormon family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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

A strange sensation overcomes me, and the edges of my sight grow dark.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

In 2023 and 2024 they overcame slow starts to win 10 games and make the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The research team overcame this obstacle by developing a technique that applies tiny amounts of MOF material directly to the mitochondrial surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Elsewhere, defending champion Alcaraz overcame fluctuations in form to beat Jaume Munar and reach the Japan Open final.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Back-to-back playoff appearances suggested there was more to come—especially considering the rash of injuries the team overcame last season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Finally curiosity overcame fear and she looked up.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev vowed Sunday that their countries' alliance would remain solid, in a show of unity aimed at overcoming a public rift between the close neighbours.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

For more than 15 years, Braunschweig has focused on overcoming this limitation and creating molecules containing unusual bonds involving boron.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

It’s a story that all of us can take something from because it’s about self-sacrifice, overcoming adversity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Brewers have won the World Series for the first time in franchise history, overcoming their significant economic disadvantages to emerge as unlikely champions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The lever was at work, overcoming Kaz’s resistance, moving him into place.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo


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