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overrun

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




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The third-party manager could be less tolerant of cost overruns and delays.

From The Wall Street Journal

Super Bowl LX was overrun with advertisements from many AI majors, including OpenAI, which promoted its coding platform Codex, and Google’s Gemini, which spotlighted its photo-generation capabilities.

From Los Angeles Times

Scott, a South Carolina Republican, also said he doesn’t think Powell committed a crime when he testified before the committee about cost overruns in the Fed’s renovation of its headquarters.

From MarketWatch

There’s a good chance that DOJ officials will find a way to wind down their investigation of Powell over whether he lied to Congress about cost overruns for the renovation of the Fed’s headquarters.

From MarketWatch

It was so overrun with ivy that the windowpanes were splintering.

From Literature