overwhelm
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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
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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
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"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
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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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