overrun
Example Sentences
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There’s a good chance that DOJ officials will find a way to wind down their investigation of Powell over whether he lied to Congress about cost overruns for the renovation of the Fed’s headquarters.
From MarketWatch
It was so overrun with ivy that the windowpanes were splintering.
From Literature
TotalEnergies had already lifted in October the force majeure it declared after the bloodshed and has sought compensation of $4.5 billion in cost overruns linked to the delay from the Mozambique government.
From Barron's
Kozeracki, the Energy Department official, said in her comments at the conference that she believes the government has already provided a financial framework that essentially acts as cost overrun insurance.
From Barron's
When federal agents left, local and state police who stayed to secure the crime scene were overrun by protesters, Evans said, which the lawsuit alleged likely spoiled evidence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
