overreach
Example Sentences
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But residents see massive federal overreach in a place with a relatively small proportion of immigrants in the country illegally compared with other states.
"It means that the civil liberties and constitutional rights of Canadians will be less likely to be trampled on because of government overreach," he added.
From Barron's
Despite that setup, Kahyaoglu wrote capital controls were an overreach: “Contractors don’t need to be regulated, given contract structure and clearer demand signals, self-regulate investments.”
From Barron's
It was a backup plan for a chaotic system, not an example of bureaucratic overreach.
From MarketWatch
Beijing might have trouble capitalizing on regional concerns about U.S. overreach, she said, because China is “no longer viewed across parts of the region as an economic lifeline or stabilizing external partner.”
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