override
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This paves the way for rarely used powers to override objections from peers should they refuse to pass it again.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
If you have legal custody, parent information will be required, though you can contact the colleges to ask for a dependency override.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
CMS suggests that states should monitor ownership changes and that companies should “avoid structures where financial pressures override clinical judgment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override, the government said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Aragorn dismounted and surveyed the ground, then leaping back into the saddle, he rode away for some distance eastward, keeping to one side and taking care not to override the footprints.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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"Amazon overrides and replaces the actual auction results with higher prices set by Amazon to increase its profits," says a complaint filed in the company's home state of Washington.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
But according to the research of professor Richard Hasen, the rate of congressional overrides has steadily decreased over the years as Congress becomes slower and less productive with each passing term.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
He pointed to a recent landmark bill, State Senate Bill 79, which overrides local zoning laws to allow for taller, denser buildings near major transit stops.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Yet the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission insists that it has jurisdiction over prediction markets, which overrides state laws that prohibit or regulate gambling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
He finishes out his tune with a low, guttural hum just as the deep, pounding bass of a revved car engine overrides his voice.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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However, Tesla argues that the driver manually overrode the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Last year, researchers at the UK's AI Security Institute found jailbreaks that overrode safeguards across a range of harmful requests in every AI system it tested.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
But Mr. Adams overrode Mr. Lander and approved the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
But Danni said the head of security, Rick Rescorla, overrode orders and told everyone to leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
The adrenaline rush that overrode the sensation has passed and my body parts join in a chorus of complaints.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Cutler said this has a lower likelihood of being overridden by courts, noting Trump's top trade official Jamieson Greer had carefully navigated procedural requirements before imposing duties.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Board chairs historically have rarely overridden the executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s vice president of AI software, said on X that the driver had manually overridden the system by “by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100%.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
There were "strong" powers to protect the freedom to protest, she said, but they could be overridden on the advice of the police.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
Since 1976, judges in Alabama have overridden jury sentencing verdicts in capital cases 111 times.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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The overriding point isn’t that a 30-year-old should move to any particular city.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
As a political reporter, I came away from Comic Con with one overriding impression: If world politics were more like the comic book world, reality would be a safer, saner and healthier place.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
The 2013 US Open champion said his "overriding emotion was disappointment at not being able to enjoy two more rounds".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"The overriding priority is to rescue as many people as possible while urgently providing life-saving health care to the injured," said Ciro Ugarte, emergencies director for PAHO, the UN health agency's Americas regional branch.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
He recorded the moment in his journal, leavening his relief with the one overriding concern that had lent urgency to the work of all the atomic scientists of those years.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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