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overreach

[oh-ver-reech] / ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ /
VERB
exceed
Synonyms




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The Labor Department aims to free retirement plans from regulatory overreach and litigation abuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And where that happens, I think it clearly is an overreach.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Holders of this viewpoint argue that regulating therapy risks governmental overreach into private belief and expression.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

For some in Cyprus, it's another unwelcome result of British military overreach.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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