overwhelming
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Professional victim support is essential and "can sometimes even be a matter of life and death" due to the shame, intense fear, despair and constant pressure being so overwhelming.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“It’s overwhelming, just because of what has transpired,” Woods said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital-V military victory by any measure,” he said.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
They’d been expecting a large file, but sorting through 400 pages was overwhelming at first.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Others believed that the artery had been damaged by the overwhelming infection, not the bullet.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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