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transcend

[tran-send] / trænˈsɛnd /


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The climactic section “Cosmic Bloom,” a flashy interstellar big bang, doesn’t transcend the sum of its parts as it was meant to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Green party leader Zack Polanski said: "There are moments in life such as this sad time that transcend politics and I join the whole country in sending condolences."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Gaete said that while young people don't have visceral memories of 9/11 like his father does, "I think it can transcend generations."

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Her demonstrable character helped her transcend race and class in ways that few artists can claim.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The future will erase everything—there's no level of fame or genius that allows you to transcend oblivion.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

“Being Alive” transcends its limitations through the kinetic connection of the cast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It indicates a "systemic problem which transcends one rogue doctor and one rogue clinic", according to the British Fertility Society.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

“AI is reshaping the economy by providing automation that transcends traditional time and capacity constraints, enabling businesses to operate seamlessly around the clock,” Konstantine Buhler, a partner at Sequoia Capital, told me last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Their line these days is that great art transcends gender.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

“The University remained one of the few forces that transcended disparate regions and groups,” Pawel writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tickets to events featuring him are often sold out, applications to darting academies are reported to be at an all-time high and the Briton has transcended the sport.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Smith Jr. came to San Diego as a fearsome linebacker who made two Pro Bowls, yet he transcended football through his infectious personality and devotion to his adopted city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

His basketball skills transcended his years; he was only in fifth grade when high schools started to recruit him.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 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

Ada Carrillo, one of the devout who crowed the basilica this week, said she unites all of Mexico, transcending political, geographic and class divides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

At its 1886 height, the Knights claimed nearly one million members, seeking a cooperative commonwealth transcending the wage system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 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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