overextend
Example Sentences
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Cracks started to appear last summer, however, when Amazon announced that it had over hired and overextended its logistics operation during the coronavirus pandemic and would be reducing head count and slowing growth.
From Washington Post
But they overextended themselves, took on too much debt and, after falling oil prices shattered the Texas real estate market, filed for bankruptcy in 1987.
From New York Times
All of this makes it easy for people to find themselves in situations where they are overextended.
From Washington Post
Public health officials say their overextended staffers can’t handle the staggering need for testing and surveillance.
From Seattle Times
Michael Shannon is blisteringly good as the broker who puts him to much-needed work — albeit preying on other overextended middle-class victims.
From New York Times
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