overpower
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Andreeva did not let that overwhelm her, eventually finding her rhythm and range from the baseline to overpower her increasingly frustrated opponent.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Often, it’s “winner takes all” in the tech industry, and large companies can overpower their competitors once they get to a certain market share.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
Caine said the Iranian military is adapting to the U.S. strategy, but remains confident in Washington’s ability to overpower Tehran.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
But Darth Vader’s costume, runway fashion by brands like Lanvin and Undercover, and more screens devoted to recent movies and videogames threaten to overpower the nuanced arrangements in the previous rooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The thing against which he had been fighting on and off ever since he had come out of the maze was threatening to overpower him.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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It has spread extensively across the north-west Highlands where it often overpowers native species.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
He has four pitches, but his mid-90s fastball overpowers high school hitters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
His brother overpowers him at the business they co-own.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024
Hana calls this state — where supreme concentration overpowers distraction — the freshman’s “competitive edge.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
For a while, the turkey overpowers him, but the smell of that dog can get to anything.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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Caleb Yirenkyi: Tried to give energy to the Coventry midfield but was overpowered by an impressive Arsenal side.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
The AI trade, even after some bumps late last year, has so far overpowered those hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Japan Society presented avant-garde, multidisciplinary Japanese dancer Hiroaki Umeda’s dazzling multimedia “assimilating,” a display that well overpowered the Met’s attempts at video and movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Almost like one of those flowering plants that's overpowered by a thorny weed.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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“Record output and the storage overhang are simply overpowering whatever residual weather-driven power burn is still left in the late-summer schedule,” Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
To see Argentina's obvious talent, which they displayed by overpowering England in the semi-final, reduced to such spoiling tactics was a dismal sight, hardly designed to aid Messi's genius and influence.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Dustin Dunwoody, Royal: Armed with an overpowering fastball, Dunwoody is 7-0, has an 0.18 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
It left Brian and his neighbours dealing with smoke, ash and an overpowering "chemical" smell which some described as like living in a "war zone".
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
The smell was overpowering, a mixture of mold, sewage, and dead animals.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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