Example Sentences

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Fundraising for healthcare venture capitalists these days is a slog—but some are overcoming a tough market to corral new investment pools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Again, these are overcoming concerns about pockets of rich valuations.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

“Now, however, buyers are overcoming their reticence and with sanctions having no meaningful impact the product backlog is flooding U.S. and global markets.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

None of these characters are overcoming their biases or superstitions in this week’s Episode 3, to be clear.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Disease and poverty and war and accident all work together to keep down the population, but we are overcoming these.

From Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Coppens, Charles