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Mr. Greene’s portrait of Jesse Owens and the Ernie Davis story are a reminder that athletic feats transcend hatred.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

But DC’s latest installment lands like a big hunk of Kryptonite for the dream of a superhero franchise that can transcend the genre’s clichés, Slate’s Dana Stevens writes.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

At a summit in Beijing last month, Xi Jinping asked Donald Trump if the countries could "transcend the so-called 'Thucydides Trap' and forge a new paradigm for major-power relations".

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Rush may be onto one of its most significant chapters, the one that extends beyond them, in which their music will bond generations and even transcend death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

It helped me to see the situation other than through the prism of black and white relations, for if our struggle was to succeed, we had to transcend black and white.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

Beckham transcends clubs, generations and even football itself.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

This sport transcends race, class, nationality, language, and religion.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

Their line these days is that great art transcends gender.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

The highest-earning female athlete of all-time, Williams drew huge crowds throughout her career and is a figure who has truly transcended her sport.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Pope Leo’s encyclical insists that humanity itself can’t be transcended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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

There was something in her bearing that transcended her soft voice and diminutive stature.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Mr. Bennett is potty about footie, and like all mildly deranged fans of the Beautiful Game he sees it as transcending the boundaries of mere sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 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

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