overreach

Example Sentences

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There's a reason this protest streak runs so hot in South Korea, which only became a democracy in the late 1980s and is well-acquainted with political interference, dictatorships and military overreach.

From BBC

Environmentalists have said that the ban will harm sustainability efforts and is an overreach by the meat and dairy industries.

From BBC

While Australia sees itself as a world leader in the online safety space, some tech companies, headquartered in other parts of the world, have long accused the country of overreach.

From BBC

Let’s Go Washington, a grassroots organization pushing against state government overreach, turned in a mountain of signatures for these initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

Politically they cluster around the middle and dislike extremism and overreach.

From The Wall Street Journal