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If the account owner had a will leaving this bank account to a third party, it would generally not override a valid beneficiary designation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

The bill states that “nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed to override, modify, or amend the applicability of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

"The fundamental right to walk on demarcated footpaths shall override the privilege of a motorised vehicle," he declared.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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

Her husband was just as welcoming, possessing a magnanimous Texas spirit that seemed to override any political hard feelings.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

Breast cancer isn’t just a ‘pink’ disease; for men with a family history or genetic predisposition, a mammogram can be a lifesaving tool that overrides social stigma.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

The joy of connection, however, overrides these considerations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026

“Mother, this plan is awful” “During a lockdown,” Esperanza went on, ignoring her daughter, “no ships are cleared—with one exception: El Patron’s signature overrides everything.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

One study found that Congress used to overturn several opinions practically every term, including a particularly effective 1991 Congress that overrode eight Supreme Court decisions.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

However, Tesla argues that the driver manually overrode the technology.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 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

Concerns about a more abrupt job-market swoon overrode jitters about sticky inflation last month, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated this week that that balance of concerns hasn’t changed during the recent data blackout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

But he overrode her objections, saying, “You have no idea how important it is that you should tell some of these stories to the people here in Boston.”

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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

They found parents, carers and relatives - as well as schools - were largely unaware of the way privacy features on social media can be overridden by certain actions.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025

Only Florida and Alabama allowed the jury's decision to be overridden by a judge—and Florida later put restrictions on the practice that severely curtailed it.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

It would mean overriding the officials who had signaled comfort with the Fed’s current stance, diminishing the value of anything they say next time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Perhaps the overriding emotion at full-time, though, was relief.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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