overcame
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When they fell behind 4-0 on Saturday, the Brewers didn’t have to think back very far to recall a time when they overcame that kind of deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
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
“Oh, Diana,” she cried, “I saw her, I saw Miss Willis! She ran up the stairs, she, she—” Lissa’s sobs overcame her and she buried her face in MacDuff’s fur.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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