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override

[oh-ver-rahyd, oh-ver-rahyd] / ˌoʊ vərˈraɪd, ˈoʊ vərˌraɪd /


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But there is growing concern that AI companies are increasingly developing models that can easily override the safeguarding systems of banks and financial centres.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

If you have legal custody, parent information will be required, though you can contact the colleges to ask for a dependency override.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

CMS suggests that states should monitor ownership changes and that companies should “avoid structures where financial pressures override clinical judgment.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override, the government said Tuesday.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

If there are conflicts with your original brain tissue...signals that might create almost an antibody effect...one trying to override the other...that’s why we have backups.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Friday's ruling by the Constitutional Council overrides the ban, which Emmanuel Macron had pledged would be introduced in stages from September.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

But according to the research of professor Richard Hasen, the rate of congressional overrides has steadily decreased over the years as Congress becomes slower and less productive with each passing term.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

He pointed to a recent landmark bill, State Senate Bill 79, which overrides local zoning laws to allow for taller, denser buildings near major transit stops.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Employees are no longer trained to perform overrides they are not expected to use.

From Science Daily Apr. 5, 2026

I know I shouldn’t snoop, but curiosity quickly overrides my conscience as it often does—snoop-control issues—and I’m bending down and randomly perusing some of the papers on the floor: mostly old letters.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

UnitedHealthcare overrode the prior authorization about 48 hours later, according to Noonan.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Last year, researchers at the UK's AI Security Institute found jailbreaks that overrode safeguards across a range of harmful requests in every AI system it tested.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

StatNews reported that Dr. Prasad overrode his staff.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

But Danni said the head of security, Rick Rescorla, overrode orders and told everyone to leave.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2025

He wanted to complete what he had begun, but he overrode the brutal imperative of the hunter in him.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Cutler said this has a lower likelihood of being overridden by courts, noting Trump's top trade official Jamieson Greer had carefully navigated procedural requirements before imposing duties.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Board chairs historically have rarely overridden the executives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s vice president of AI software, said on X that the driver had manually overridden the system by “by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100%.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

Certain obligations of the European Convention on Human Rights can be overridden "in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2025

“So your position is that chromosomal status has been completely overridden by rearing?”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The law aims to prevent civil litigation overriding its climate policy and undermining business confidence, the government said.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

As a political reporter, I came away from Comic Con with one overriding impression: If world politics were more like the comic book world, reality would be a safer, saner and healthier place.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Beginning with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, America embraced equality among races and between the sexes as overriding policy goals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The 2013 US Open champion said his "overriding emotion was disappointment at not being able to enjoy two more rounds".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

And indeed the overriding emotion of American Tune’ is an understated patriotism that is characterised not by cynicism but rather by gratitude.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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