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With McGrady playing hurt, the Orlando Magic were overwhelmed,
NBA - National Basketball Association - Orlando vs. Dallas 2002
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Despite a powerful ground game, West Virginia was overwhelmed,
NCAA Division I College Football - Miami (Fla.) vs. West Virginia 2002
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Despite a powerful ground game, West Virginia was overwhelmed,
NCAA Division I College Football - Miami (Fla.) vs. West Virginia 2002
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Abel Douay was surprised by much superior forces, and utterly overwhelmed,
My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 Ernest Alfred Vizetelly 1887
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Yet, after watching the movements of the schooner for about half an hour, and noting how, time after time, when the little barkie seemed to be trembling on the very brink of destruction, she unfailingly came to in time to avoid being overwhelmed,
A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Harry Collingwood 1886
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But even with health reform in effect, Michigan's safety net medical providers -- federal health centers, free clinics and school-based programs -- would remain overwhelmed,
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