overwhelm in the PONS Dictionary

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Since the computer is faster than the printer, the printer falls behind and approaches a situation where it would be overwhelmed by the data.
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In addition, officers had few radios, and the city's phone system was overwhelmed.
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Donations are often sought during this period, especially for large disasters that overwhelm local capacity.
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Throughout the summer, ships unloaded thousands of refugees, and almost immediately their numbers overwhelmed the initial attempts to provide for them.
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Terry said he was overwhelmed for at least the first hour.
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Police, overwhelmed by the sheer size of the crowd, pulled out.
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They put up determined fight, but were overwhelmed by the superior numbers of the enemy and scattered with heavy losses.
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In case the landing party was overwhelmed, the schooner would provide covering fire and rescue the survivors.
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He fights bravely but is overwhelmed and finally dies.
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We were completely overwhelmed, and she knew that there were so many others.
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