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overwhelm

[oh-ver-hwelm, -welm] / ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm /




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What matters is whether rising rates begin to overwhelm the two forces that have protected stocks so far: earnings growth and low volatility in the bond market.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Packing too many circuits into one cell can also overwhelm its protein production machinery.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

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

The public-relations crisis is starting to overwhelm the tech giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Mariam remembered how the girl’s mere presence used to overwhelm him.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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

But both he and Balda know how much medicine the audience can handle in their fluff before the bitterness overwhelms the sweet.

From Salon May 17, 2026

A successful Kurdish offensive could also "enable a spreading of discontent" that overwhelms the Islamic republic, said Ritondale, now chief intelligence officer at Artorias, a global risk intelligence provider.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

We get to the boys’ section and it overwhelms me.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

"Eyes-brimming, the veteran singer gave herself little nods of approval after every line, before finally breaking down at the end of the track, seemingly overwhelmed at having made it through."

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The attack overwhelmed maintainers of an online service for coders, called RubyGems, and forced them to shut down new account registrations as they dealt with the chaos it had caused, operators of the service said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

I was intrigued and overwhelmed as I tried to make sense of the multiple cities that somehow existed within L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

It’s Tamagotchi for the burned out and overwhelmed.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

The movie ended with George, overwhelmed by despair, calling up Margery’s ghostly image until he fell over dead himself.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

For many Los Angeles families, it’s not one responsibility that is overwhelming; it’s the hundreds of them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The overwhelming majority—80 percent—of the recipients of this federal childcare credit are single parents, and the overwhelming majority of them are single mothers.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

"A key finding is that global warming and human emissions are now overwhelming the Pacific's natural influence on the Indian Ocean," Ummenhofer said.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Others have similarly issued tributes, including leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey who said he still feels an "overwhelming mix of shock, grief and outrage".

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

It was pretty overwhelming trying to solve their task and worrying about Valley, but at the very least, there were others helping the Gran.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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