overreach
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Hochman spoke with me for nearly an hour about his reasons for what many, myself included, see as his prosecutorial overreach in this case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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
With the results prior to Monsanto, it seemed like the movement that was supposed to free private enterprise from regulatory overreach was also weakening the shield that regulatory power provided.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 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
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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
White works methodically toward a queenside break, but switches nimbly to the other flank when his opponent overreaches: 19. a4 g5?!
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 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
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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
I returned the ball to her, but Gary overreached to poach it, driving a shot into Noah’s waiting forehand.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
In response, the airline industry sued the DOT, claiming it had overreached its authority.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
Strauss plainly had overreached, but to what end?
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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“Here we are two years later, and they’ve come pretty close to reshaping the Middle East,” said Shapiro, who emphasized Netanyahu is still at risk of overreaching and hubris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Tech firms, which are desperate to stop other countries from implementing similar bans, have argued the government is overreaching, and pointed to recently strengthened parental controls on many of their platforms as a solution.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 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
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
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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