overstep
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But after decades of interacting with others, I trust my instincts not to overstep, to know when to stay in my own lane when the other lane doesn’t seem receptive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
"I know there have been complaints about it but I don't want to speak too much about it and overstep the mark," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
Our three-branch system of government relies on each branch serving as a check on the other branches' power, ensuring that they don't overstep their authority and boundaries.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
“The guidelines are just really a huge overstep I think in my opinion,” Bean told WXYZ-TV.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Relief washes over me that Mom didn’t overstep, but now I feel stupid, because I’ve just given her dirt on me that I didn’t want her to have.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Society loses sight of human reality “when the economy turns against the person or science oversteps the limits of its competence,” he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Hikari channels that quality to good use in “Rental Family” but never oversteps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
In the annals of strategic oversteps in America’s post-9/11 forever war, our shoeless airport security lines will go down as a footnote.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025
US District Judge Donald Molloy agreed with TikTok, saying that it "violates the Constitution in more ways than one" and "oversteps state power".
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
“Someone tend the babe before he oversteps himself,” the noble said to the crowd.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
"The Court has concluded that the Board overstepped its statutory bounds by unilaterally renaming the Kennedy Center after President Trump," Judge Christopher Cooper ruled.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Still, Hoppock said, CBP had overstepped in its aggressive handling of the matter, which he called “really something.”
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
Moggach added that Linden was now aware that his behaviour "simply was unacceptable and he overstepped certain boundaries."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The court ruled 6-3 that Mr. Trump overstepped his authority by using emergency powers to bypass Congress and impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico to address trade imbalances and stop drug smuggling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Late in December, Seabiscuit overstepped in a workout and kicked himself in the left foreleg, dinging the suspensory ligament.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
This column would love to believe that this story is about a vice president overstepping his authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
I want to teach my young relative good money habits without overstepping the parents’ authority.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
A message on 29 December showed Ms Bunyan saying she was not a "threat to Mr Renteria's family" and that she admitted overstepping boundaries, but felt Mr Renteria had done the same.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Oliver and the other doctors are fallible, be it freezing up during a spinal tap or completely overstepping into their patients’ personal lives to facilitate a father-daughter reunion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
“I may be overstepping myself a little,” I said as I held out my hand for him to shake.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
