overzealous
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They’re overzealous because the law is very clear that oversight of these markets is the exclusive province of the federal government.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
The last feature Gyllenhaal appeared in as an actor was 2018’s “The Kindergarten Teacher,” playing an overzealous mentor to a young poetry prodigy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
At the height of the #MeToo movement, some in France denounced the collective reckoning over sexual harassment as “puritanism,” arguing that overzealous misconduct allegations risked undermining sexual freedom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2025
When a few overzealous fans couldn’t contain their excitement, and yelled “C’mon, 'Foe!” just as the American was readying to lob the ball upward in a serve, hundreds of other fans collectively shushed them.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
In only one thing was I thoughtless, or perhaps overzealous.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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