overwhelm

“It was flood the zone. It was trying to overwhelm with speed and volume, and we kept pace every time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

As a result, the complaint says, instead of snow in the winter, Boulder gets more “high-intensity, short-duration rainfall events” that overwhelm its drainage systems and cause flooding.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

He said heavy rain could overwhelm drainage systems and penetrate walls, causing damp and erosion, while repeated cycles of wetting, drying, freezing and thawing could harm stonework.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Even extremely small vibrations or pointing errors could allow unwanted starlight to leak into an image and overwhelm the much dimmer planets scientists hope to detect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

But now their numbers overwhelm the Box, so they stay put, mixed in with the general population—except they can’t come out of their cells.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Global bond yields will keep climbing, Dalio predicts, as the supply of government debt overwhelms demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Ferroptosis occurs when iron-driven damage to cell membranes overwhelms a cell's antioxidant defenses.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026

He squats by my side and his smell overwhelms me, a sign at least that I haven’t died of mortification.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

When questioned Thursday by conservative media outlet Real America's Voice, Zacharia said she had registered to take the bar exam but was then "distracted and overwhelmed" by plans to move with her husband to China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Feeling overwhelmed by stress or struggling to adjust when things go wrong?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

When I moved to Columbia, S.C., as a college freshman, the city of less than 150,000 overwhelmed me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Though she still feels overwhelmed about the future, she’s excited to explore the possibilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

When he pulled open the heavy glass door at the front of the brick building, Bat was overwhelmed by smells and sounds.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

"The overwhelming majority of Taiwanese compatriots do not want war; they wish to live their lives in peace and hope for peaceful cross-strait exchanges," Han said at the National Day event.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

“By all quantifiable measures, this year has been an overwhelming success for biotech IPOs,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

If Tobin has been out Friday and Saturday night, by Sunday that spiral can become overwhelming.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

And they arrive with several special teams units that remain a concern for a star-studded team that opened the season as the overwhelming favorite to win Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

In the 1930s, the pressure on you to belong as a young Soviet was probably the most overwhelming pressure of your life.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein