Example Sentences

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Americans on GLP-1s are overwhelming retailers with their nonstop returns.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The children of South Florida’s new tech titans and hedge-fund managers are overwhelming the area’s school system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Soaring tech stocks that are overwhelming the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Chelsea, two-time winners of the Champions League, are overwhelming favourites to win the Conference League.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

No matter how much one has read about africa beforehand, one’s first impressions from actually being there are overwhelming.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond