transcend

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People have wildly different views on Israel, for example, but in the big tent there are other issues that are larger, that transcend that.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The collaboration stood as a powerful closing note to her career, affirming her enduring ability to transcend boundaries of genre, geography and time.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Earlier, she told Xi that the Taiwan Strait would "no longer be a focal point of potential conflict" and "both sides should transcend political confrontation".

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The selection suggests that indigenous art has evolved sufficiently since the 1970s to transcend special pleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The office of the presidency, as he saw it, was designed to levitate above the party squabbles and transcend partisan versions of the national interest.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis