overreach
Example Sentences
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It was a backup plan for a chaotic system, not an example of bureaucratic overreach.
From MarketWatch
Beijing might have trouble capitalizing on regional concerns about U.S. overreach, she said, because China is “no longer viewed across parts of the region as an economic lifeline or stabilizing external partner.”
However, Sacks faces mounting criticism for potential overreach.
From Barron's
British Columbia’s leader, Premier David Eby, seeking to stem further economic fallout, criticized the court ruling, calling it “overreaching” and “unhelpful” during a recent speech.
“We thank the jurors for their service as an essential backstop against prosecutorial overreach in our constitutional system,” they said in a statement to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
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