- present participle of overreach.
overreaching
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Iran runs the risk of overreaching if it tries to make good on all its threats, said Saeid Golkar, an expert on the Revolutionary Guard at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It hardly seems as though there is room for any kind of overreaching music director.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
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
When he left the house he drove rapidly to town, overreaching the slow sabbath groups and the peremptory bells along the broken air.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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