surmounted

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The researchers have now surmounted this security vulnerability by leveraging terahertz waves to develop an antitampering ID tag that still offers the benefits of being tiny, cheap, and secure.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2024

Over at Shrubsole, I couldn’t look away from the contemporaneous Chinoiserie “epergne,” a botanically themed silver serving dish whose nine separate floating bowls are surmounted by a pagoda roof topped with a pineapple.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Troops surmounted dense Russian fortifications last week to retake the village of Robotyne.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

He was always the favourite to replace Mr Buhari - who he helped become president - and the hurdles he has surmounted to get here will make this an even sweeter win for him.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023

Evelyn recorded a suggestion that the Society might take as its coat of arms a representation of a pair of crossed telescopes surmounted by the Medicean planets.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton