overwhelm
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The new album appears designed to tease, coax and overwhelm the listener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
They also had lower indicators of oxidative stress, a form of cellular damage caused when unstable molecules known as reactive oxygen species overwhelm the body's protective systems.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Blockbuster stock sales are threatening to overwhelm the bull market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
They say the facilities, which house the equipment powering AI and computing systems, could overwhelm the local power supply and hike utility bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The unbalanced sea would overwhelm the islands where we perilously dwell, and in the old silence all voices and all names would be lost.”
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Even here in the relative safety of Annapolis, Maryland, an advancing armada of amped-up college kids overwhelms me.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Rates may rise even in recession this time, because the supply of Treasury debt overwhelms demand at current yields.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
A successful Kurdish offensive could also "enable a spreading of discontent" that overwhelms the Islamic republic, said Ritondale, now chief intelligence officer at Artorias, a global risk intelligence provider.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
It even overwhelms his dawning understanding of Venice’s spreading cholera outbreak, as he concludes he would rather stay on vacation than save the boy—or himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
He squats by my side and his smell overwhelms me, a sign at least that I haven’t died of mortification.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
“I’m overwhelmed and excited,” Wafer said about the reopening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
"In our study, pesticides began to accumulate in queens over time, suggesting that worker filtration capacity can be overwhelmed," Encerrado-Manriquez said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Slaughter doesn’t sound overwhelmed about being thrust into the starting role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
OpenAI’s move is welcome news for parents who feel overwhelmed by trying to oversee everything their kids are doing online—especially if ChatGPT for Teens is as hard to fool as the company says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
When I connect to Courage’s system, I expect to be overwhelmed with information.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
PC Clough's family said they wanted to "express our sincere gratitude for the overwhelming support and condolences".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
An ANL spokesperson called Friday's decision "another overwhelming victory for the Mail and its journalism".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
As the Atlantic reported this week, the “pushback was so overwhelming, so obviously coordinated, so ugly and personal that it became a story.”
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Three weeks ago, more than 72,000 migrants poured into Ceuta, overwhelming authorities and causing many residents to close up their shops and stay inside their homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
When I was done, the applause and cheers were overwhelming.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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