supersede

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Faced with such potential destabilisation, the government may have felt it needed the new law to supersede existing legal protections for minority rights, according to analysts.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Those laws often allow the state’s housing agenda to supersede preferences of the municipality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Any beneficiary designations you have set up will supersede whatever is listed in a will.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

“You can do all the right things to mitigate risk, but you still have unknown triggers that may supersede your control over the risk.”

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025

Faction customs dictate even idle behavior and supersede individual preference.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth