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overrun

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




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Mr. Fountain imagines that the U.S. has been overrun by a weird medical epidemic known as the Weeps, which causes people to spontaneously break into tears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It was brought in to balance out the highly cyclical sales and earnings from chips, but now that segment is getting overrun by AI chip sales.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Still, Jefferies analyst Randal Konik said in a note on Monday that Lululemon’s stores over recent years had become overrun with patterns like florals and animal prints, with lower-quality fabrics.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Sources said it was overrun by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, near the port of Qana.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

First, classes were cancelled, and the whole school was overrun by guards poking through all our bedrooms.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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