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
Instead, they recite talking points that are common among NFT communities broadly, but also some that can be traced back to Vaynerchuk directly: Gary always says, “Don’t overextend yourself financially.”
From The Verge
This means that the board has avoided overextending themselves in pursuit of a market that isn't there.
From BBC
Emerging market investors and other debtor countries are closely watching Zambia’s case for signs of how lenient Beijing will be in the future with overextended borrowers.
From Reuters
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