overwhelm
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If the kitchen feels far gone — trash, dishes, that low-grade sense of overwhelm — it’s easy to assume that anything short of a full clean won’t make a meaningful difference.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
“The tailwinds from this global industrial build-out can overwhelm the difficulty in absorbing the energy costs,” said David Waddell, chief investment strategist at Waddell and Associates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
They included evidence of North Korea's ability to mount miniaturised nuclear warheads and conduct "saturation attacks" that overwhelm enemy interception networks with sheer quantity, Lim said.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
“It is a growth that would overwhelm this organization, and there’s no proof that they have the capacity to do it,” he said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
A pang hurts my chest, but the memory doesn’t overwhelm me as it did a few weeks ago.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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