overwhelm
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Shield adds that you don't want to overwhelm your child with information about school, but get them to a point where it feels "familiar"
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Early in the night, cheers threatened to overwhelm her between-song banter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Macro conditions, liquidity and positioning can overwhelm fundamentals, and bitcoin could fall well below current levels without invalidating its longer-term investment case,” said Silenskyte.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The new album appears designed to tease, coax and overwhelm the listener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
One obvious option for Hooker would have been to charge across the river at Lee directly, hoping to overwhelm him with superior numbers.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Determining this requires finding the point at which the domestically borne share of distortions becomes so large that it overwhelms the tariff revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
She touches his forearm just past his wrist, and the memory of handcuffs overwhelms him even all these months later.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
There were dozens of children in the pool, all at various levels, and I remember feeling overwhelmed rather than taught.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Grieving relatives alternated between watching intently and closing their eyes, overwhelmed by the grim exercise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The best candidates for travel, Porter says, are those with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage dementia who still enjoy new experiences, tolerate change in routine, recognize their caregiver and can participate without being overwhelmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I’m overwhelmed and excited,” Wafer said about the reopening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Fear and pain made him close his eyes as he was overwhelmed by his tears.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Sophie Baxter says she gave thought about what had happened to the 20-year-old when setting up Never a Phase, but the overwhelming response so far had been positive.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
By reducing the overwhelming glare of a host star, astronomers can directly image nearby planets and disks that would otherwise be extremely difficult to see.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
As the Taliban entered Kabul, thousands of desperate civilians flooded the airport, overwhelming the gates and creating scenes of chaos and desperation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
They are fast-paced, overwhelming, and chaotic, and public health officials inevitably make mistakes.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
This overwhelming musk of animal waste and chemicals—almost like the odor of salt water and unwashed bodies.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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