transcend
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Her demonstrable character helped her transcend race and class in ways that few artists can claim.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
"The Hundred has given us the chance to really transcend what's a difficult and fairly challenging macroeconomic environment and take us in a different direction," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
But the themes that emerge most forcefully from “You Won’t Get Free of It” transcend those relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
At a summit in Beijing last month, Xi Jinping asked Donald Trump if the countries could "transcend the so-called 'Thucydides Trap' and forge a new paradigm for major-power relations".
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Like Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson knew that the rest of her career would be defined by her ability to use the electronic computers to transcend human limits.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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"The beauty of Shaun is it transcends borders and cultures because it doesn't rely on the spoken word," said Aardman's Managing Director Sean Clarke.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“AI is reshaping the economy by providing automation that transcends traditional time and capacity constraints, enabling businesses to operate seamlessly around the clock,” Konstantine Buhler, a partner at Sequoia Capital, told me last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Polls show in many cases opposition to data centers transcends political partisanship.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
At 82, he sits with perfect posture, possessing an elegance that transcends our threadbare surroundings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Ashoke, the name of an emperor, means “he who transcends grief.”
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Tony Blair, the British prime minister, declared in 2005 that to debate globalization, which he believed transcended the world of nation-states, was like discussing “whether autumn should follow summer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He believed that the Jews had spiritually transcended the need for territory and should seek limited autonomy where they lived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
The highest-earning female athlete of all-time, Williams drew huge crowds throughout her career and is a figure who has truly transcended her sport.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
She saw a miracle that transcended the miracles of the saints her mother had told her about.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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This interests him in literature too — transcending reputation through good art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Students from across the country have joined the protests in Delhi, transcending caste, religion and regional identities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It's hard to imagine many other snooker players past or present transcending the sport to the extent of rubbing shoulders with royalty.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
This year abounded in wild artificial-intelligence fantasies of transcending the human condition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Crowd, heat, bad quarters, bad fare, bad smells, mosquitoes, and a plague of flies transcending everything within my experience.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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