overrun

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"Sometimes Europe gets characterized wrongly in terms of it being overrun, or whatever."

From Barron's

Last week, a Department of Justice investigation into Powell over cost overruns related to Fed building renovations ran into an obstacle when a federal judge quashed subpoenas in the case.

From Barron's

Last June, Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee about cost overruns on the Fed’s $2.5 billion Washington headquarters renovation External link.

From Barron's

She criticised the decision to toss out the subpoenas filed by her office, which sought to compel the central bank to produce information about cost overruns at renovations of its offices.

From BBC

In January, Powell revealed that the Justice Department had launched a probe linked to cost overruns in the Fed's renovations.

From Barron's