transcend
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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
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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
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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
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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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