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overreach

[oh-ver-reech] / ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ /
VERB
exceed
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Hochman spoke with me for nearly an hour about his reasons for what many, myself included, see as his prosecutorial overreach in this case.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Both “Mahalia Jackson, Moving on Up a Little Higher” and “Daylight Come” strive to make as much as possible of their subjects’ contributions to the civil-rights struggle, and both overreach.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“I think you’ll see a challenge there — that there’s just been an overreach and abuse of this particular statute,” Hillman said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

“He’s always been a fighter against federal regulatory overreach, and it’s clear for obvious reasons that he has an affinity for oil and gas, given its dominance in Texas,” Longanecker said.

From Salon Jul. 15, 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

But when it overreaches, it undercuts what it claims to encourage.

From Salon May 13, 2025

Specktor overreaches a bit in the latter stages of the book, as he tries to show just how much 21st century filmmaking has drifted from its inclusive ’60s ethos.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2025

If Mr Abiy overreaches, Saudi Arabia may feel obliged to overcome its wariness over the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki, and support him.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2023

White works methodically toward a queenside break, but switches nimbly to the other flank when his opponent overreaches: 19. a4 g5?!

From Washington Times Oct. 3, 2023

Few of the overreaches, but not none: Cahokia was a glaring exception.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

They, too, overreached, invaded lands they couldn’t conquer or couldn’t control, and brought disasters down on their citizenries.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Additionally, if the Supreme Court rules that Trump overreached his authority to implement tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, businesses could boost hiring in the expectation of reduced levies.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

In response, the airline industry sued the DOT, claiming it had overreached its authority.

From Seattle Times May 27, 2024

In another game at the same tournament, she crushed former world champion Mariya Muzychuk in 23 moves after the latter overreached, inviting the Indian to employ a devastating attack.

From BBC Dec. 1, 2023

I waited for him to say the essay was a disaster, the product of an ignorant mind, that it had overreached, drawn too many conclusions from too little material.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.

From Salon May 28, 2026

It hardly seems as though there is room for any kind of overreaching music director.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

This time, some of the AI companies’ critics may be overreaching.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

That makes it important for investors to distinguish between companies capable of handling the cycle and those overreaching.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

When he left the house he drove rapidly to town, overreaching the slow sabbath groups and the peremptory bells along the broken air.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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