overwhelm
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Packing too many circuits into one cell can also overwhelm its protein production machinery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Shield adds that you don't want to overwhelm your child with information about school, but get them to a point where it feels "familiar"
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Early in the night, cheers threatened to overwhelm her between-song banter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Macro conditions, liquidity and positioning can overwhelm fundamentals, and bitcoin could fall well below current levels without invalidating its longer-term investment case,” said Silenskyte.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
But his resentment and jealousy of me are increasing daily; no doubt they will ultimately overwhelm him and destroy his mind.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
But one way stocks can slow is when new issuance overwhelms investors, as supply outstrips demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Even here in the relative safety of Annapolis, Maryland, an advancing armada of amped-up college kids overwhelms me.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
But both he and Balda know how much medicine the audience can handle in their fluff before the bitterness overwhelms the sweet.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Rates may rise even in recession this time, because the supply of Treasury debt overwhelms demand at current yields.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
While he talks, von Rumpel struggles to keep his balance; the intermingling of so many odors in this shop overwhelms.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
But it turns out that more screen time is not a great solution to feeling burned out and overwhelmed.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
MS NOW wants to offer news viewers a break when they feel overwhelmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Don't have these conversations when you're feeling angry or overwhelmed, says Wallace, or it can feel like the other person is being "blamed or criticised"
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Prosecutors portrayed her as an overwhelmed mother who knew what she was doing was wrong, while defense attorneys painted a bleak picture of her deteriorating mental health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The facts overwhelmed me and wrenched my already aching belly.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
"A key finding is that global warming and human emissions are now overwhelming the Pacific's natural influence on the Indian Ocean," Ummenhofer said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
And even the people who love me can get aggravated by all the ways I’m impulsive, bossy, overwhelming and judgmental.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"Now I'm here surrounded by hundreds of people, by cameras. It's a bit overwhelming."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
They are overwhelming favourites to retain their domestic crown and are fancied to win their first-ever Champions League this season.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Despite their overwhelming grief, the men around the bed were aware of their responsibilities.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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