supervenes

present tense third-person singular of supervene
as in follows
to come after in time it was not the slow-spreading cancer that caused his death but a supervening heart attack

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  • Evoking the scale and precision of the most celebrated Russian novelists, Daniyal Mueenuddin’s debut is a modern history of Pakistan told in four distinct parts, each of which follows a different main character with specific ambitions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • The film follows three souls across Edo-period Japan, 1865 New South Wales and 2027 Australia, where each lifetime carries the emotional imprint of the last.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 June 2026
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  • Because no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, Pritchard and Vega will appear on the ballot again in November to determine who succeeds outgoing Supervisor Mary Vixie Sandy.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • Company growth succeeds only when employees stop viewing AI as a passive software tool like Excel, and begin treating it as an active digital coworker, Gerjets said.
    Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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  • Moreover, Starlink satellites have a useful life of only five years, meaning that the fleet has to be refreshed more often than the average American household replaces the family car, at untold expense in research and development and launches.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Arbour, 79, replaces Mary Simon, who became Canada’s first Indigenous governor general in 2021.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026
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“Supervenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervenes. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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