overpower
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In a Fox News interview, Netanyahu also praised an Israeli passenger who helped overpower the attacker, identifying him only as Yanik and describing him as a plumber.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Powell compared China’s naval strategy around Taiwan to that of a boa constrictor, moving slowly to overpower its rival, rather than striking dramatically as a viper might.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The team believes giant prey animals may have triggered an "evolutionary arms race" in which predators evolved stronger jaws and skulls to overpower increasingly massive herbivores.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
Luke Littler produced form close to his sensational best to overpower Michael van Gerwen and win his third Premier League night of the season in Berlin.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
JB wouldn’t have planned to overpower Mr. Hodge and Gary all by himself.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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It has spread extensively across the north-west Highlands where it often overpowers native species.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The key is striking a balance: too spicy and it overpowers the meat; too sweet and it risks hardening into a candy shell.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
“I still think about everything that could happen. I just love the game so much that it overpowers it.”
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
He has four pitches, but his mid-90s fastball overpowers high school hitters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
For a while, the turkey overpowers him, but the smell of that dog can get to anything.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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Caleb Yirenkyi: Tried to give energy to the Coventry midfield but was overpowered by an impressive Arsenal side.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But market jitters over sky-high AI spending without a path to good returns overpowered the company’s better-than-forecast financial performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
England failed to repeat their performance that overpowered Croatia in their first World Cup game as they were held to a draw by a resolute Ghana at Boston Stadium.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
The words had, once again, overtaken her; they overpowered her throat, and tumbled out.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Further on, the stench of varnish from an outhouse is overpowering.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Record output and the storage overhang are simply overpowering whatever residual weather-driven power burn is still left in the late-summer schedule,” Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
It’s both salty and sweet, without feeling overpowering on either end of the flavor scale.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
In Michigan’s overpowering run in this tournament, Mara was everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
“Believe me, all the guilty parties will be found and punished accordingly,” the judge continued, her voice overpowering everything.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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