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If, as the account owner, you had a will leaving assets to a third party, it would not override a valid beneficiary designation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

That means it’s driving but I can override it at any time.

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

"Amazon overrides and replaces the actual auction results with higher prices set by Amazon to increase its profits," says a complaint filed in the company's home state of Washington.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

But an institution that overrides a noisy signal has taken on an obligation to produce better ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

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

My eagerness to escape into the woods, if only for two hours, overrides my current concerns.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

StatNews reported that Dr. Prasad overrode his staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 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

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

There were "strong" powers to protect the freedom to protest, she said, but they could be overridden on the advice of the police.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025

There was the snorting protest of an overridden horse and the anxious stamping of hooves, followed by a thud as of a man leaping from the saddle.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

In 2025 it enacted SB15, which provided for lot size flexibility in new residential subdivisions by overriding some minimum local lot-size requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

“My first goal—my overriding goal—was to become an educated person,” he said.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge