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transcend

[tran-send] / trænˈsɛnd /


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She added: "From the film Drive to the Paris Olympics, the whole world was moved by Nightcall . Both danceable and nostalgic, his music will continue to transcend generations and borders."

From BBC Jul. 29, 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

At a summit in Beijing last month, Xi Jinping asked Donald Trump if the countries could "transcend the so-called 'Thucydides Trap' and forge a new paradigm for major-power relations".

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Part of me wants us to transcend in the same way.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

Polls show in many cases opposition to data centers transcends political partisanship.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

And with fame and status that transcends the game, Martinez seemingly dared not drop him.

From BBC Jul. 6, 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

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

For the rest of the world, the Colombian-born superstar became the torchbearer for a globally-minded groove, which transcended nation and language in songs like “Whenever, Wherever” and “Hips Don’t Lie.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

Sometimes I came upon them standing close, arms encircling waists, heads close, as if they shared secrets that transcended the hurt and resentments, the name-calling and deceit.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

On “Love You Right,” a track with deep bass and a gospel-inflected piano line, her voice builds to a wild howl as she sings about how human connection makes transcending hardship possible.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Before kick-off, Iranian players presented white roses to their American counterparts as a gesture of peace, in a moment widely seen as transcending politics.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

You’d have to be there, but it was just a magical, transcending moment.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

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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