overextension

Example Sentences

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Some observers have pointed to these as signs of overextension.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

One potential pitfall is overextension, which is the problem of taking on too much debt or getting stuck in debt over time, which I described above.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024

Iger also has repeatedly acknowledged Disney’s overextension of the Marvel brand, which the executive has described as taking a hit in quality.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

A stronger hypothesis is that the anemic box office opener for “The Marvels” is the inevitable result of brand overextension.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023

Overproduction of tobacco, overextension of credit by British merchants, speculation in lands and tobacco, and inflated prices caused the tobacco economy to collapse.

From The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 by Virginia. History, Government, and Geography Service