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overcome

[oh-ver-kuhm] / ˌoʊ vərˈkʌm /




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As Meta Platforms prepares to report second-quarter earnings, the company is confronting a wall of artificial-intelligence pessimism that will be difficult to overcome.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

To overcome this reluctance and ensure that only people interested in tying the knot joined, those signing up had to prove that they were legally single and pass an online interview, among other conditions.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

This is how, he believes, this setback can be overcome.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Call it kitsch or outright ghastliness, but it’s all in defiance of a simple, stubborn truth: Death cannot be overcome.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

I was too overcome to speak, but it didn’t matter, because he was the one with the story this time.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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 new Harvard device overcomes these limitations by being fully tunable.

From Science Daily Mar. 21, 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

Brilliant immigrant kid overcomes poverty and the Depression, can’t get a job at the stuffy downtown law firms, makes it on his own through sheer hustle and ability.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

They're all celebrating after their Irish county Mayo overcame a 75-year-old 'curse' and finally broke its barren run in one of Ireland's biggest sporting occasions.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

James led the Cavaliers to four consecutive NBA Finals and a championship in 2016 when Cleveland overcame a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Warriors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

England overcame Mexico's home advantage, vociferous fans and the much-documented altitude to book their place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

The researchers overcame the problem by first creating a larger, more flexible ring.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

It was so strong that it overcame his fear: he could almost have run out there and then down the road without his hat, as Bilbo had done on a similar morning long ago.

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

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

The results suggest that future improvements depend primarily on advances in materials science rather than overcoming an unavoidable law of nature.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Brazil were made to work, but overcoming these situations should only make them stronger - winning so dramatically will certainly give them momentum.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Dear Diary, Colin Powell once said, “The best method of overcoming your obstacles is the team method.”

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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