overwhelmed

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After serving as a commissioner for tennis during the 1984 Olympic Games in the city, Burke said he was overwhelmed by the sense of community and excitement that the international sporting event fostered.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"Parents crying. Staff overwhelmed, a few trying to help, others avoiding passengers, chatting behind grills in the tube entrance."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

My parents were in their 20s when most of those babies came, and overwhelmed by circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He added that his first notification on his phone had told him to update a long list of apps, which left him "overwhelmed with emotion".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The problem with Hamilton’s distinction, however, was that the putative barrier between personal and political criticism, or private and public behavior, kept getting overwhelmed by real choices.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis