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transcend

[tran-send] / trænˈsɛnd /


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Rush may be onto one of its most significant chapters, the one that extends beyond them, in which their music will bond generations and even transcend death.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"Possibly, this is due to their more egalitarian social systems. Bonobos appear to live together in more fluid relationships, with social bonds that transcend group boundaries, something we rarely see in chimpanzees," explains Van Leeuwen.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

"Service remains heavily filtered, with new restrictions on messaging and app stores compared to pre-January. Calls for a free and open internet transcend political divisions and should be heard," the group said on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Xi, however, said the United States and China could "transcend" this danger.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Yet our ability to exercise free will and transcend the most extraordinary obstacles does not make the conditions of our life irrelevant.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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