overwhelm
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They also had lower indicators of oxidative stress, a form of cellular damage caused when unstable molecules known as reactive oxygen species overwhelm the body's protective systems.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Blockbuster stock sales are threatening to overwhelm the bull market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
They say the facilities, which house the equipment powering AI and computing systems, could overwhelm the local power supply and hike utility bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Gilmore have sued to limit the planned expansion of the studio, calling it a “massively scaled” development that “would overwhelm, disrupt, and forever transform the community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
They overwhelm us with their chatter;—we understand very little of it, but we listen and the words sound friendly.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
But one way stocks can slow is when new issuance overwhelms investors, as supply outstrips demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
That sparks fears of a capital squeeze, whereby sheer supply overwhelms available buyer cash.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 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
The terror that waits in that cold tile room overwhelms him.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
Some 20-year-olds might be overwhelmed playing on the biggest stage of all.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Looking back nearly a month later, the Pico Rivera resident doesn’t remember much of the U.S. men’s national team win over Paraguay, getting overwhelmed by the experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Real-estate experts say this is largely because some buyers don’t know mortgage comparison shopping is even an option, and those who do often feel overwhelmed with the available choices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
I have been overwhelmed by the global response to the arrests of our congregation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Her sadness, her grief over her lost children, overwhelmed her.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Rather than overwhelming the final, the brief performance felt like a celebration of the World Cup’s global audience.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
It’s distressing for Ghazalian to relay that the West Hollywood restaurant is closed indefinitely, but the support, he said, has been overwhelming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Other senior Labour figures - such as former health secretary Wes Streeting - abandoned their own leadership ambitions and got behind Burnham, along with the overwhelming majority of the party's MPs.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
For anyone facing an uncertain lifespan — or just the overwhelming fear of death — financial planning can offer some degree of psychological control.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
I fight the overwhelming urge to take everything out and repack it.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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