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also overborn
as in overcome
to achieve a victory over
that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness
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Conversely, poor initial AI experiences create resistance that’s difficult to overcome.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025 -
The researchers overcame this by using molecular beam epitaxy, a precise technique for growing ultra-thin crystal layers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jays nearly defeated the Dodgers in Game 6 on Friday night, but the valiant comeback attempt fell short in the ninth inning as Los Angeles was able to turn a game-ending double play.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger then narrowly defeated Nick Frietas, a Republican member of the House of Delegates, in 2020 to be re-elected.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Deep learning soon conquered speech recognition, translation, image captioning, board games, and even the problem of predicting how proteins will fold.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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And some fears really can be conquered.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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India was the last of the four teams to qualify for the semifinals, but then beat defending champion and seven-time winner Australia by five wickets to reach the final.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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By Mitch Bannon, Fabian Ardaya and Tyler Kepner For the first time in 25 years, baseball has a repeat champion, as the Los Angeles Dodgers — on two of the most memorable home runs in World Series history — came back to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in Game 7.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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DeCosta has taken some notable swings before past deadlines, acquiring the likes of middle linebacker Roquan Smith, cornerback Marcus Peters and edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Now she’s taken control of her routine, especially the skin-care portion.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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Nicholas is dispatched to find the identity of the owner and locate a telephone.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the Cincinnati Fire Department, 37 firefighters were dispatched to the bridge to attempt to rescue him.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
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The move comes weeks after Microsoft stopped providing some services to an Israeli defense unit.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no data showing how many of those minors married other minors, and which married adults for recent years, as the state stopped collecting that data in 2022.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Overborne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overborne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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