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transcend

[tran-send] / trænˈsɛnd /


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He executed the system, but couldn’t transcend it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Her demonstrable character helped her transcend race and class in ways that few artists can claim.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

"The Hundred has given us the chance to really transcend what's a difficult and fairly challenging macroeconomic environment and take us in a different direction," he says.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

But the themes that emerge most forcefully from “You Won’t Get Free of It” transcend those relationships.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Natalians are noted for their loyalty to their region, and these peculiar bonds of attachment can sometimes even transcend color.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

It indicates a "systemic problem which transcends one rogue doctor and one rogue clinic", according to the British Fertility Society.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Polls show in many cases opposition to data centers transcends political partisanship.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

Self-determination in the professional sphere now transcends economic background.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

At 82, he sits with perfect posture, possessing an elegance that transcends our threadbare surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Quasi-mathematical questions arise naturally when one transcends one’s self, family, and friends.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

The rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, which transcended clubs, countries and competitions for over a decade, to become the defining story of modern football.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Tony Blair, the British prime minister, declared in 2005 that to debate globalization, which he believed transcended the world of nation-states, was like discussing “whether autumn should follow summer.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

He believed that the Jews had spiritually transcended the need for territory and should seek limited autonomy where they lived.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In the case of “Brigadoon,” Lerner and Loewe composed a musical that recognized the global scar of World War II, and in its insistence that love transcended loss, gave people the catharsis they needed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

We had transcended everything—death, fatigue, our natural needs.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

Students from across the country have joined the protests in Delhi, transcending caste, religion and regional identities.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

It's hard to imagine many other snooker players past or present transcending the sport to the extent of rubbing shoulders with royalty.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

At its 1886 height, the Knights claimed nearly one million members, seeking a cooperative commonwealth transcending the wage system.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

You’d have to be there, but it was just a magical, transcending moment.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

Crowd, heat, bad quarters, bad fare, bad smells, mosquitoes, and a plague of flies transcending everything within my experience.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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