transcend
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What has it been like to see a song transcend the genre and become so popular?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Ossoff's supporters praise his authenticity and ability to transcend partisan divides to bring people together across party lines.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Thomas wishes to transcend such political line-drawing, just as he wishes to brush aside the troubles of his absent son.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Her demonstrable character helped her transcend race and class in ways that few artists can claim.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Yet our ability to exercise free will and transcend the most extraordinary obstacles does not make the conditions of our life irrelevant.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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"Looney Tunes transcends all languages and all cultures," he said, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Most importantly, the technology transcends stage gimmick and is essential to telling the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
I’m supporting women and their families, which transcends inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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 University remained one of the few forces that transcended disparate regions and groups,” Pawel writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Smith Jr. came to San Diego as a fearsome linebacker who made two Pro Bowls, yet he transcended football through his infectious personality and devotion to his adopted city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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
Khichuri was so beloved that its influence later transcended geographical boundaries and cultures.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
When the leaders were older than me I could believe in their wisdom, I could believe they had transcended rage and malice and the need to be loved.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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This interests him in literature too — transcending reputation through good art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Students from across the country have joined the protests in Delhi, transcending caste, religion and regional identities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It is a rivalry that has defined the last two decades of football, transcending clubs, countries and competitions to reshape how the game has been played, consumed and debated across the world.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 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
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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