an Olympic swimmer who surmounted endless obstacles to achieve her goals

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Kratsios, who also serves as the US government's chief technology officer and as an adviser to President Trump on technology matters, says using military bases to test 5G will help companies surmount usual regulatory requirements. Will Knight, Wired, "A Plan to Turn Military Bases Into ‘Sandboxes’ for 5G," 13 Aug. 2020

Although Engel has not yet conceded the race, Bowman has a significant lead that election analysts say Engel is unlikely to surmount. CBS News, "Progressive newcomers shake up status quo Democrats in primaries," 29 June 2020

The bridges surmount two inlets leading to the old intake channel for cooling water used by the former FirstEnergy plant, demolished in 2017. Steven Litt, cleveland, "Cleveland Metroparks explores using recycled river sediment to make lakefront greener, more resilient," 23 June 2020

There is no chance of making people self-reliant by confronting them with problems and with trials beyond their capacity to surmount. Bruce Bartlett, The New Republic, "Conservatives Might Want to Reconsider Their Love for Winston Churchill," 22 June 2020

Segura, the school principal, is determined to help her students surmount what could be a painful autumn. Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Area public schools struggling to respond to next big health crisis: hungry kids," 14 June 2020

There is a hurdle to surmount before love is free to grow. BostonGlobe.com, "Horoscope," 6 June 2020

The Trump administration opposed Tedros’s campaign to lead the organization but couldn’t surmount China’s sway. The Editors, National Review, "WHO Failed," 7 Apr. 2020

But, surmounting fears of the spreading coronavirus anticipate an impact on voter turnout. Elly Belle, refinery29.com, "Will Coronavirus Impact Today’s Primary Elections?," 10 Mar. 2020

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