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overrun

[oh-ver-ruhn, oh-ver-ruhn] / ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn, ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn /




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A quarter century on from the song’s release, the U.S. economy is overrun with people who believe that nothing should come with a price tag.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

But as with protein, the functional hydration market is getting overrun by smaller brands that can be tough to tell apart.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

Against an elite side though, could they be overrun in midfield, off the ball, when they have such an attack minded footballer playing ahead of a midfield two?

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Then made it back to Ithaca after 10 years only to find his home overrun by suitors wooing his wife.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

We were in the yard above the lower pasture, which was overrun by hundreds of cars and trucks.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The results included $280 million in losses on the VC-25B program for the presidential plane, Air Force One, which has been beset by delays and cost overruns.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Softening demand for some types of chips, shortages of technical workers and cost overruns have slowed construction at some semiconductor factories.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

He also said he wanted to see a "sustained increase" in defence investment, without committing to a specific target, whilst being "more open with the public" about cost overruns or delays to military procurement.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Arkane is currently working on the high budget "Marvel's Blade" game with industry reports saying Microsoft may cancel the project after delays and cost overruns.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

The previous year, he had assumed command of construction of the Pentagon, then beleaguered by labor problems, material shortages, cost overruns, and miserable work conditions.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

US broadcaster Fox US overran adverts, external during a hydration break in the opening match of the tournament between Mexico and South Africa.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

The pair arrived in the country just months before the Yom Kippur war in 1973, when a surprise attack by Egypt and Syria overran Israel’s front line.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, the United Nations said, just over a week after paramilitary forces overran the city of El-Fasher.

From Barron's Nov. 3, 2025

She studied them close with her good eye, then she sobbed and both her eyes overran with tears.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Mr. Ellis takes as a case study the overrunning and removal of the Creek Indians in Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

Or are we too far gone to prevent rats from overrunning our cities?

From BBC Sep. 25, 2025

The floating pier had a troubled launch, with crowds overrunning some of the first trucks coming from the new U.S.-led sea route and taking its contents over the weekend.

From Seattle Times May 23, 2024

With many missions overrunning their budgets, the agency has proposed dramatic changes.

From Science Magazine Mar. 11, 2024

But a few were uninhabited and gloomy-looking with dandelions overrunning the yard and limp gutters hanging loose from the weight of soggy old leaves and broken tree branches.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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