overran

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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

Marriott—to escape the black mold that overran its building after years of disrepair.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

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

It caused significant delays - the couple's first trial overran by about three months, while the second overran by nearly two months.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

War Admiral burst out with such power that his hindquarters overran his forequarters.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand