transcend
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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
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
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
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
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Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Support for recess transcends party lines and geography.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
Quasi-mathematical questions arise naturally when one transcends one’s self, family, and friends.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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But where other artists might have spiraled, White and his compatriots transcended, turning inward while also looking to the stars.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
"He transcended social and caste hierarchies through his music," says Krishna.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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
There was something in her bearing that transcended her soft voice and diminutive stature.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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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
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
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
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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