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transcend

[tran-send] / trænˈsɛnd /


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"The Hundred has given us the chance to really transcend what's a difficult and fairly challenging macroeconomic environment and take us in a different direction," he says.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Mr. Greene’s portrait of Jesse Owens and the Ernie Davis story are a reminder that athletic feats transcend hatred.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Many have worked and trained alongside each other for years, forming bonds that transcend cultures and languages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

But DC’s latest installment lands like a big hunk of Kryptonite for the dream of a superhero franchise that can transcend the genre’s clichés, Slate’s Dana Stevens writes.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Natalians are noted for their loyalty to their region, and these peculiar bonds of attachment can sometimes even transcend color.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Norway might have quality in their ranks, but nobody else transcends the sport like Haaland.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

At 82, he sits with perfect posture, possessing an elegance that transcends our threadbare surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

This sport transcends race, class, nationality, language, and religion.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

This makes Dowland’s contribution, like Shakespeare’s, something very different from what had gone before: his work has a universal appeal that transcends its age.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Charlie has transcended a workhouse childhood to become a person of some culture—his favorite novelist is, ironically enough, that bard of extreme poverty, Charles Dickens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

In the case of “Brigadoon,” Lerner and Loewe composed a musical that recognized the global scar of World War II, and in its insistence that love transcended loss, gave people the catharsis they needed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

Langbein’s Monica — having finally transcended her past and ascended to spiritual omniscience — becomes Jean’s interlocutor.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

For a moment, he adds, it transcended partisan divisions.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

They suggested rejuvenation, pain overcome and transcended, endless love.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

This interests him in literature too — transcending reputation through good art.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Manjusri, with a calm smile, gently raises his hand to counter that the true nonmaterial essence of the Buddha can never be comprehended before transcending the material world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Students from across the country have joined the protests in Delhi, transcending caste, religion and regional identities.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

It is a rivalry that has defined the last two decades of football, transcending clubs, countries and competitions to reshape how the game has been played, consumed and debated across the world.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Crowd, heat, bad quarters, bad fare, bad smells, mosquitoes, and a plague of flies transcending everything within my experience.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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