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But the themes that emerge most forcefully from “You Won’t Get Free of It” transcend those relationships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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

Like all of those after-school specials, there’s a distinct element of gratitude that helps the film transcend accusations of corniness or caricature.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The style, he argued, aims for something enduring to transcend partisan politics and give a sense that “we’re all in this together.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

“I recommend Batman especially, for he tends to transcend the abysmal society in which he’s found himself. His morality is rather rigid, also. I rather respect Batman.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

But the film proceeds at its own steady pace as measured by Ms. Bravo, with a psycho-cinematic complexity that transcends any routine mystery movie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Norway might have plenty of quality in their ranks, but nobody among the supporting cast transcends the sport in the way Haaland does.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed the visa issuances, saying that "sports transcends borders, and we look forward to welcoming competitors and fans from around the world."

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Bobby thought of himself as being totally aware and equated himself with Bhagwan’s concept of the Nietzschean “Superman” who transcends the constraints of society.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

He believed that the Jews had spiritually transcended the need for territory and should seek limited autonomy where they lived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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

Khichuri was so beloved that its influence later transcended geographical boundaries and cultures.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 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

I, whose prowess in the water barely transcended a doggy paddle, undertake a swim of such scale that it could be traced on the map!

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

It's hard to imagine many other snooker players past or present transcending the sport to the extent of rubbing shoulders with royalty.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

This year abounded in wild artificial-intelligence fantasies of transcending the human condition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

The human species, Huxley affirms, should embrace transhumanism: “man remaining man, but transcending himself, by realizing new possibilities of and for his human nature.”

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2025

Johnson’s natural movie star charisma pushes the film past the limits of nonsense and into sheer camp, transcending its dead-on-arrival status to make the film into a burgeoning cult classic.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 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