overrun
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The ranks of the Bull Gators—that’s the list of top boosters of the University of Florida’s athletic programs—were overrun with citrus families.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Mr. Trump is frustrated that his Administration’s criminal investigation into Mr. Powell over a cost overrun on a Fed building renovation is backfiring in a big way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The taoiseach said "Europe is still a very good place to live", adding that Europe was sometimes "characterised wrongly in terms of it being overrun".
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
You’ve probably noticed that your newsfeeds and social-media timelines have been overrun with videos and memes of people biting into hamburgers this week.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
Battlefields from which the Allies had been driven earlier in the war were now swiftly overrun.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing overrun
Background on Pearl Harbor
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Unit 5, Week 5
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: over-
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