overbear
Example Sentences
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But in the wrong hands, whether that is an overbearing state or a foreign power, the information could be used for something more nefarious.
From BBC
Within a year, Shockley’s overbearing management style — and a tendency to claim other people’s work as his own — prompted Dr. Moore and seven other scientists to bolt.
From Washington Post
Mr. DeSantis, a Republican widely seen as holding White House ambitions, is one of his party’s foremost political provocateurs, often appearing on national television to rail against an administration in Washington he denounces as overbearing.
From New York Times
He began working at private law firms, where he struggled with unethical and overbearing bosses.
From Los Angeles Times
Several teams that were ushering out an overbearing, defensive-minded or special-teams-oriented head coach brought in a novice replacement with opposite characteristics.
From Washington Post
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