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overreach

[oh-ver-reech] / ˌoʊ vərˈritʃ /
VERB
exceed
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In the end, his legal team came with little more than contortions and cartwheels, trying to twist Bianco’s overreach into existing law.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

My reporting indicates that investors are holding back because they want assurances the government’s take will be fair and that they will have contractual security and freedom from bureaucratic overreach.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

“I think you’ll see a challenge there — that there’s just been an overreach and abuse of this particular statute,” Hillman said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

“He’s always been a fighter against federal regulatory overreach, and it’s clear for obvious reasons that he has an affinity for oil and gas, given its dominance in Texas,” Longanecker said.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

And he was also biding his time, waiting for Archie to overreach himself, to make a mistake.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

But when it overreaches, it undercuts what it claims to encourage.

From Salon May 13, 2025

Specktor overreaches a bit in the latter stages of the book, as he tries to show just how much 21st century filmmaking has drifted from its inclusive ’60s ethos.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2025

If Mr Abiy overreaches, Saudi Arabia may feel obliged to overcome its wariness over the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki, and support him.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2023

However, considering the potential harms of this technology, enforceable safeguards are needed to prevent unconstitutional overreaches.

From Scientific American May 18, 2023

Few of the overreaches, but not none: Cahokia was a glaring exception.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

They, too, overreached, invaded lands they couldn’t conquer or couldn’t control, and brought disasters down on their citizenries.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

"He has overreached in advertising something to end up getting what he actually wants. Maybe what he actually wants is a larger military presence and an offtake."

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

Additionally, if the Supreme Court rules that Trump overreached his authority to implement tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, businesses could boost hiring in the expectation of reduced levies.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

I returned the ball to her, but Gary overreached to poach it, driving a shot into Noah’s waiting forehand.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

Then, brimming with confidence, he overreached by taking on both the US Army and the most popular television news anchorman in the country, Edward R. Murrow.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.

From Salon May 28, 2026

Tech firms, which are desperate to stop other countries from implementing similar bans, have argued the government is overreaching, and pointed to recently strengthened parental controls on many of their platforms as a solution.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

This time, some of the AI companies’ critics may be overreaching.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

That makes it important for investors to distinguish between companies capable of handling the cycle and those overreaching.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

When he left the house he drove rapidly to town, overreaching the slow sabbath groups and the peremptory bells along the broken air.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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