override
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But the government must satisfy some meaningful evidentiary standard at the border before it may override the default rule and strip an LPR of the protections of permanent residency.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
But the villagers do have a manual override, if needed.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
He proposes state-level policy changes that would override local ones, lowering the minimum lot size for homes, yielding a higher number of smaller homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
“For families where wealth will eventually pass to U.S. children or grandchildren, this rule can override any other financial benefits of renunciation.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 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
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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
The joy of connection, however, overrides these considerations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
As this is a contract between two people, it generally overrides a will.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 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
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However, Tesla argues that the driver manually overrode the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
When the French protested, Franklin D. Roosevelt overrode every objection, telling Churchill he would impose no restriction on military action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 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
When money was needed, he overrode his sons’ objections and sold off the band’s publishing company, believing the group had peaked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
Both Brandon and Tori had warned her not to eat two chili-cheese dogs, but the smell overrode her common sense, and she ended up scarfing them down.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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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
Career officials objected to letting Musk have private income data of millions, but they were overridden.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025
But what about the local communities who told us they felt they were not being heard and feared their concerns would be overridden?
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025
Were there circumstances in which the government’s zeal for secrecy could be overridden in the public interest?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2024
Their twisted boughs, stooping to the ground, were overridden by a clambering maze of old briars.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Perhaps the overriding emotion at full-time, though, was relief.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
"The overriding priority is to rescue as many people as possible while urgently providing life-saving health care to the injured," said Ciro Ugarte, emergencies director for PAHO, the UN health agency's Americas regional branch.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
States and cities are rethinking zoning laws, allowing accessory dwelling units and overriding local rules near public transit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The only overriding lesson may be that there are no overriding lessons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Each time she persisted, overriding my commands, I scolded her for fighting me, and each time I would find later that she was right.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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