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supersede

[soo-per-seed] / ˌsu pərˈsid /


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All of that is a long way of saying that human judgment is going to supersede human expertise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

A mistake many people make, Bobby says, is thinking that really, really liking someone should supersede whatever challenges they might face.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Department of Energy invoked the Defense Production Act to supersede state laws, following months of clashes between Sable and state regulators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

But the US actions will "supersede" the Canadian case, Wednesday's statement said.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

Her esteemed position in the community, with the church, and as someone who could speak almost unaccented English seemed to supersede her position as a woman.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Grandi argues that the logic behind “survival, not indulgence” supersedes any emotional connections tied to the food.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

District Judge Rodney Smith, a Trump appointee, said that the Epstein Files Transparency Act supersedes the normal bar on making the materials public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

I’m proud of those jokes because I felt like even though I am expressing a point of view I think the joke itself supersedes it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025

Like all service members, he has an obligation to the Constitution and the rule of law that supersedes following the orders of superiors.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2025

If there is a federal bankruptcy law in force it supersedes all conflicting provisions in the state laws on the subject.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner

Liggett Group LLC, where the court agreed in part with the tobacco industry that the congressionally mandated surgeon general’s warning about cigarettes already superseded any state-based failure-to-warn claim.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

The man had "withholding of removal", a legal protection that is weaker than asylum but in the past has superseded someone's deportation order, allowing them to live and work in the United States.

From Barron's ● May 30, 2026

Church scorned French Impressionism as slapdash, and Ms. Johnson suggests that his work became less popular simply because it was superseded by a more innovative style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it’s incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026

If a product or enterprise doesn’t constantly reinvent itself, it is superseded, cast aside, abandoned without sentiment in favor of something bigger, newer, and, alas, nearly always uglier.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

None of these proposals grapple with the full weight of how different our new era will be from the relatively placid one it is superseding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Pogacar's victory means he is positioned by many as the greatest cyclist of all time, superseding the achievements and status of Belgian legend Merckx.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

The plasticity of digital information is superseding earlier modes of expression and expertise, as the printing press did the scribe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Before Chutkan set a briefing schedule, Smith obtained a superseding indictment, paring down the charges to remove allegations the Supreme Court held were absolutely immune.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2024

To a great extent, the superseding of the Egyptian annals was brought about by his influence.

From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by George Reber




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