Example Sentences
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Stocks have also surmounted another potential threat: The revival of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
There are many engineering challenges that would have to be surmounted to make such a system operational, says Cohen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
People also relate to the incredible odds Park surmounted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
On the small bodice the pearls were worked in a shape Ged knew: the double arrow of the GodBrothers of the Kargad Empire, surmounted by a king’s crown.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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