overwhelm

More locals are willing to accept development, as long as it doesn’t overwhelm the quaintness of the city, apartment developer Tourtellote said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

At times it has dropped controls on its side of the border, allowing people to surge forward and overwhelm border defenses in Ceuta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Ruthless New Zealand scored six tries to overwhelm Ireland and preserve their 32-year unbeaten run at Eden Park in a largely one-sided Nations Championship contest.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

They also had lower indicators of oxidative stress, a form of cellular damage caused when unstable molecules known as reactive oxygen species overwhelm the body's protective systems.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

Folly Bridge had been swept away altogether, and the Thames was no longer a river but a swollen sea of gray turbulence sweeping from right to left and threatening to overwhelm La Belle Sauvage entirely.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

But one way stocks can slow is when new issuance overwhelms investors, as supply outstrips demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Even here in the relative safety of Annapolis, Maryland, an advancing armada of amped-up college kids overwhelms me.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

“The unexpected overwhelms you,” said McDonnel, who said her obligations for her parents vary daily and weekly.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

That sparks fears of a capital squeeze, whereby sheer supply overwhelms available buyer cash.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

The enormity of what I’ve done overwhelms me and I’m trembling.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

OpenAI’s move is welcome news for parents who feel overwhelmed by trying to oversee everything their kids are doing online—especially if ChatGPT for Teens is as hard to fool as the company says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

By 2015, however, crippling anxiety and loss of control left him so overwhelmed that he carried a water bottle everywhere, terrified that he might choke on his own saliva.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

"It has been tough, however, we have been overwhelmed by the support we have received during this time," the service said, thanking local businesses "that have kept us fuelled with food and drinks".

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

"People are so overwhelmed by poverty and daily hardships that many have been forced to put their education, dreams, and hopes for the future aside," Ela from Kabul said.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But she seemed too overwhelmed to know what to do, which was a good thing for us.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

While Chinese visitors made up an overwhelming majority of the attendees, there were more people from abroad than before, said investor Kang.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I would say that the overwhelming majority of parents of students in our public schools find the agenda that Sonja Shaw is promoting to be terrifying,” Barrera said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Disney was willing to submit the premature renewal applications, and a flood of more than 150,000 comments to the FCC, from a swath of cross-partisan advocates, demonstrated overwhelming public support for ABC.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Thank you for the overwhelming response to the reader question about traveling solo after the loss of a spouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The mental strain broke some, and others opted out of the program due to the overwhelming stress and pressure of it all and chose to work on campus in some other role.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin