overpower
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In a Fox News interview, Netanyahu also praised an Israeli passenger who helped overpower the attacker, identifying him only as Yanik and describing him as a plumber.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Conductor Kelly Kuo captured the opera’s pacing but sometimes let the orchestra overpower the singers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Andreeva did not let that overwhelm her, eventually finding her rhythm and range from the baseline to overpower her increasingly frustrated opponent.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
He wanted to include his friends in the world of “Omakase” without letting the feature list overpower the project’s mystique.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
JB wouldn’t have planned to overpower Mr. Hodge and Gary all by himself.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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It has spread extensively across the north-west Highlands where it often overpowers native species.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The key is striking a balance: too spicy and it overpowers the meat; too sweet and it risks hardening into a candy shell.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
“I still think about everything that could happen. I just love the game so much that it overpowers it.”
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
The fresh, buttery flavor of the coconut milk enhances rather than overpowers the other flavors for a dish with a luscious texture and floral fragrance.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Food arrives and overpowers the fragrance of flowers.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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But the world number 14 overpowered his loftier opponent with a barrage of 180s, hitting 11 maximums, compared to Welshman Price's five, to finish a deserved winner.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
There have been “years where I feel completely overpowered to the point where I’m not motivated to take part,” said Murillo, who didn’t vote in 2024 but plans to do so in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
But after winning the first two sets, Djokovic was gradually overpowered by 19-year-old Fonseca, who hit back to force a decider.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
But there was so much vibrant color spread about that it overpowered the grimness of that lamp.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Further on, the stench of varnish from an outhouse is overpowering.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Record output and the storage overhang are simply overpowering whatever residual weather-driven power burn is still left in the late-summer schedule,” Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
It’s both salty and sweet, without feeling overpowering on either end of the flavor scale.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The urge, he later tells me, feels overpowering.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Instantly, the overpowering smell of manure reaches all our nostrils.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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