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overrun

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




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Dr Amara Naseem says her clinics always overrun as it takes about 20 minutes to sensitively take a detailed history and carry out internal examinations.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Chilean ambassador Julio Cordano took over the role earlier this year after his predecessor resigned, and with the talks having overrun their initial schedule by more than a year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

She, much like the person behind the proverbial controller, is dropped into a world quickly becoming overrun by a viral plague with no idea what to do.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Steffi Cao investigates how Williamsburg became overrun with tech bros.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

The book was about, among other things, a massive religious movement—a reawakening of sorts—that occurred simultaneously with the opening of all these microscopic doors that allowed visitors from space to overrun the earth.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

While supportive of high-speed rail, Becerra is concerned by the project’s delays and cost overruns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

But several projects suffered delays, cost overruns or technical problems, Nicolas Munoz, an analyst at London-based consultancy CRU Group, noted.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The project contractor now says Skylink won’t be running until January 2027 at the earliest, and cost overruns have driven up the price tag by 74%, to more than $3.3 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Huge cost overruns at America’s last big nuclear power project bankrupted Westinghouse Electric and soured investors on the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The previous year, he had assumed command of construction of the Pentagon, then beleaguered by labor problems, material shortages, cost overruns, and miserable work conditions.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

We’ve issued a full ground stop at Miami International while first responders assess the scene after an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The fire department said the plane overran a runway and hit multiple vehicles near the airport, where more than 60 firefighting units rushed to the scene.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

In the first year of the invasion, after Russian forces overran his home city of Kherson, Oleksiy Sivak hung up a Ukrainian flag on the country’s independence day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Before Monday’s deadly crash, the most recent incident involving a B-52 occurred in 2016 in Guam, after the plane overran the runway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

She studied them close with her good eye, then she sobbed and both her eyes overran with tears.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The plane struck navigational aids and equipment after overrunning the runway, before hitting a white Ford van owned by a contract cleaning company.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Mr. Ellis takes as a case study the overrunning and removal of the Creek Indians in Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

The Angels’ hiccups have taken various forms, from expected slumps and rough outings to simple mistakes, including forgetting how many outs there are, getting tagged out for overrunning a base and violating the pitch clock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024

The floating pier had a troubled launch, with crowds overrunning some of the first trucks coming from the new U.S.-led sea route and taking its contents over the weekend.

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024

But a few were uninhabited and gloomy-looking with dandelions overrunning the yard and limp gutters hanging loose from the weight of soggy old leaves and broken tree branches.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos


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