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transcend

[tran-send] / trænˈsɛnd /


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Kris is also a bit of a nervous wreck, though the character is scripted with an unfortunate mix of pedestrian mumbliness and tin-eared therapeutic explication that Ms. Einbinder struggles to transcend.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

She added: "From the film Drive to the Paris Olympics, the whole world was moved by Nightcall . Both danceable and nostalgic, his music will continue to transcend generations and borders."

From BBC Jul. 29, 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

It helped me to see the situation other than through the prism of black and white relations, for if our struggle was to succeed, we had to transcend black and white.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The ability to make a viewer truly feel as though they are witnessing something that transcends time, something that has always existed, is a very rare and special one.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

Support for recess transcends party lines and geography.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Norway might have quality in their ranks, but nobody else transcends the sport like Haaland.

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

Smith Jr. came to San Diego as a fearsome linebacker who made two Pro Bowls, yet he transcended football through his infectious personality and devotion to his adopted city.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 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

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

One felt the underlying bond that transcended their conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

When the leaders were older than me I could believe in their wisdom, I could believe they had transcended rage and malice and the need to be loved.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Students from across the country have joined the protests in Delhi, transcending caste, religion and regional identities.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

On “Love You Right,” a track with deep bass and a gospel-inflected piano line, her voice builds to a wild howl as she sings about how human connection makes transcending hardship possible.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

You’d have to be there, but it was just a magical, transcending moment.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

"Major international sporting events embody a spirit of unity and dialogue, transcending differences and divisions," said a statement from world cycling's governing body.

From BBC Sep. 3, 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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