overreach

Example Sentences

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“We thank the jurors for their service as an essential backstop against prosecutorial overreach in our constitutional system,” they said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

"For several years now, we have been resisting their overreach, including their efforts to muzzle us from speaking out for human rights, for peace," she said.

From BBC

Members of the working group argue the definition protects individuals while avoiding overreach.

From BBC

The conglomerates will decry government overreach and point to their investments in content and job creation.

From MarketWatch

Tech firms, which are desperate to stop other countries from implementing similar bans, have argued the government is overreaching, and pointed to recently strengthened parental controls on many of their platforms as a solution.

From BBC