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overreach

[oh-ver-reech] / ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ /
VERB
exceed
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In the end, his legal team came with little more than contortions and cartwheels, trying to twist Bianco’s overreach into existing law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Both “Mahalia Jackson, Moving on Up a Little Higher” and “Daylight Come” strive to make as much as possible of their subjects’ contributions to the civil-rights struggle, and both overreach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“I think you’ll see a challenge there — that there’s just been an overreach and abuse of this particular statute,” Hillman said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

“He’s always been a fighter against federal regulatory overreach, and it’s clear for obvious reasons that he has an affinity for oil and gas, given its dominance in Texas,” Longanecker said.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

And he was also biding his time, waiting for Archie to overreach himself, to make a mistake.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Chemerinsky said lower courts have consistently pushed back against the administration’s overreaches when it comes to protected speech, and he expects they will continue to do so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

Carmy tends to brush off nearly all of her concepts, making Syd question whether she can find the culinary success that’s long eluded her at the side of a colleague who overspends and overreaches.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025

If Mr Abiy overreaches, Saudi Arabia may feel obliged to overcome its wariness over the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki, and support him.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023

However, considering the potential harms of this technology, enforceable safeguards are needed to prevent unconstitutional overreaches.

From Scientific American ● May 18, 2023

Few of the overreaches, but not none: Cahokia was a glaring exception.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

They, too, overreached, invaded lands they couldn’t conquer or couldn’t control, and brought disasters down on their citizenries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Additionally, if the Supreme Court rules that Trump overreached his authority to implement tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, businesses could boost hiring in the expectation of reduced levies.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

In response, the airline industry sued the DOT, claiming it had overreached its authority.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024

But most agreed that by banning the festival, the authorities had overreached.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024

I waited for him to say the essay was a disaster, the product of an ignorant mind, that it had overreached, drawn too many conclusions from too little material.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

This time, some of the AI companies’ critics may be overreaching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

That makes it important for investors to distinguish between companies capable of handling the cycle and those overreaching.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

In its response, Harvard said it did not "take lightly" its obligation to fight antisemitism but said the government was overreaching.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025

But at other times, Leslie seems to be overreaching in his quest to ascribe something greater to their relationship, a friendship that was cruelly and tragically cut short.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025

Lawrence had built his career by overreaching and then making good on his promises.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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