overrun
Example Sentences
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The pair arrived in the country just months before the Yom Kippur war in 1973, when a surprise attack by Egypt and Syria overran Israel’s front line.
In the early afternoon, the staging area — where engines were checking in — was overrun by fire.
From Los Angeles Times
In a world overrun by trash, the elite are quick to cast off objects that young Rudo saves to reuse.
From Salon
Mapping from FireGuard, reviewed months after the fire, showed it did track the fire’s steady progression west for several hours before flames overran west Altadena — and well before the evacuation alerts went out.
From Los Angeles Times
The Navy says the program with Palantir will provide a comprehensive view of the supply chains and production capacity of shipbuilders in a bid to end unnecessary delays and cost overruns that have plagued shipbuilding.
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