overwhelms

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Rates may rise even in recession this time, because the supply of Treasury debt overwhelms demand at current yields.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The cost of setting up a processing system to recover these byproducts often overwhelms their market, so domestic production likely won’t get off the ground without government support.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

It even overwhelms his dawning understanding of Venice’s spreading cholera outbreak, as he concludes he would rather stay on vacation than save the boy—or himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Gravity then overwhelms the outward pressure, causing the core to collapse and form a dense neutron star.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 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