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overrun

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




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But for the signs in Albanian, we could have been on the Amalfi Coast, or the Côte d’Azur, except that it has not yet been overrun with bachelorettes and party buses.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Open—and the seemingly ever-growing parade of brand activations alongside it—resurfaces the perennial question: How do brands stick out in a major cultural moment already overrun with marketing?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Last month, a park in Fairfax in Marin County was overrun with fleas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Ali Munif, 46, has been living in a displacement camp on the outskirts of Marib city since his village was overrun by the rebels in 2021.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

The movie house was now overrun with refugees seeking warmth and shelter.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

However, that same day the Bosnian Serb army led by Mladic overruns Srebrenica, causing tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the Dutch force's compound at Potocari on the hilly town's outskirts.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Because of the way Boeing’s contract is structured, the company must cover all cost overruns on the program.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Two brand new Boeing Air Force Ones are due to be delivered later this decade after a series of delays and cost overruns.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The DOE has completed some major maintenance through a $1.4 billion project, but the effort has been plagued by delays and cost overruns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 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

Farther south in San Clemente, high tides also overran a section of the long-vulnerable coastal railway, once again shuttering the route after considerable slope damage and erosion.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

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

A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane was landing in Miami after departing from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday when it overran the runway and crashed.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Yemeni brothers Yunes, 33, and Yassin, 24, say they fled Houthi rebels in 2023, after they overran their country's capital eight years earlier.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

When the Persians finally overran the Spartans, I looked over at Augustus again.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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

Or are we too far gone to prevent rats from overrunning our cities?

From BBC Sep. 25, 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

With many missions overrunning their budgets, the agency has proposed dramatic changes.

From Science Magazine Mar. 11, 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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