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the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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With a conservative Supreme Court majority, challenges to him overstepping permissible powers may ultimately be knocked down, Jones said.
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The California Restaurant Association (CRA) filed suit against Berkeley’s ban months later, arguing that Berkeley’s ordinance overstepped federal energy law and that the policy would threaten key cooking techniques.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
And the issue at hand runs deeper than a few rogue docs overstepping their bounds.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
Two years later, a federal judge ruled that Trudeau had overstepped his authority by infringing on individual rights.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The California Restaurant Association (CRA) filed suit against Berkeley’s ban months later, arguing that Berkeley’s ordinance overstepped federal energy law and that the policy would threaten key cooking techniques.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
And the issue at hand runs deeper than a few rogue docs overstepping their bounds.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Jan. 2025
Two years later, a federal judge ruled that Trudeau had overstepped his authority by infringing on individual rights.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overstep. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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