overzealous
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In a conversation with Andrew Cozart, the hospital’s director of risk management, and Thomas Olmstead, its general counsel, Olmstead told her, “We cannot rule out the possibility of an overzealous prosecutor,” she recalled.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
They’re overzealous because the law is very clear that oversight of these markets is the exclusive province of the federal government.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
At the height of the #MeToo movement, some in France denounced the collective reckoning over sexual harassment as “puritanism,” arguing that overzealous misconduct allegations risked undermining sexual freedom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 5, 2025
Baldwin alleged in a January lawsuit that he was the victim of overzealous New Mexico prosecutors and law enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
When he moved again, it was as though marionette strings had been attached to him and given an overzealous yank.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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