override
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However, if the government does return the surcharge to 8%, this would override all other considerations for Jefferies in the sector and lead to a far more cautious stance, Pierce says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
If the account owner had a will leaving this bank account to a third party, it would generally not override a valid beneficiary designation.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
"The fundamental right to walk on demarcated footpaths shall override the privilege of a motorised vehicle," he declared.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override, the government said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Or they can be in negative sentiment override, so that even a relatively neutral thing that a partner says gets perceived as negative.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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But according to the research of professor Richard Hasen, the rate of congressional overrides has steadily decreased over the years as Congress becomes slower and less productive with each passing term.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Breast cancer isn’t just a ‘pink’ disease; for men with a family history or genetic predisposition, a mammogram can be a lifesaving tool that overrides social stigma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Employees are no longer trained to perform overrides they are not expected to use.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026
The Student Group Claim argues this basic principle of consumer law overrides any clauses in university contracts which seek to absolve the institution from responsibility for disruption.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
My feet don’t move, but Ethan’s nudge at my elbow overrides a flurry of thoughts to flee.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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However, Tesla argues that the driver manually overrode the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
When the French protested, Franklin D. Roosevelt overrode every objection, telling Churchill he would impose no restriction on military action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Last year, researchers at the UK's AI Security Institute found jailbreaks that overrode safeguards across a range of harmful requests in every AI system it tested.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Attendee Lien Nguyen, whose love for the kittens overrode her cat allergy, admitted she’d drop her book the second a cat came into her vicinity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
He wanted to complete what he had begun, but he overrode the brutal imperative of the hunter in him.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Cutler said this has a lower likelihood of being overridden by courts, noting Trump's top trade official Jamieson Greer had carefully navigated procedural requirements before imposing duties.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the past, board chairs have rarely, if ever, overridden the executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s vice president of AI software, said on X that the driver had manually overridden the system by “by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100%.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Career officials objected to letting Musk have private income data of millions, but they were overridden.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025
He knew he didn’t have to tell her anything because the lure of Matthias’ freedom had already overridden every bit of her good sense.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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Earlier this week, the government centralised management of the situation, overriding the local authority, after criticism that it had been slow to respond.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The law aims to prevent civil litigation overriding its climate policy and undermining business confidence, the government said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
As a political reporter, I came away from Comic Con with one overriding impression: If world politics were more like the comic book world, reality would be a safer, saner and healthier place.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
The only overriding lesson may be that there are no overriding lessons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
And indeed the overriding emotion of American Tune’ is an understated patriotism that is characterised not by cynicism but rather by gratitude.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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