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Recent Examples of overextend
Though the conflict underlined the perils of overextending one’s empire, Bang was forging ahead.
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Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
And no one need worry about this childless cat lady overextending herself.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Back sleeping Lying on your back with your legs stretched out can overextend your lower back, says Dr. Kashlan, which is why back sleepers tend to benefit from having a bed that’ll hold up their lumbar region.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
The company is also methodically planning new product launches, with just one or two SKUs introduced annually to avoid overextending its resources.
—Douglas Yu, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
And no one need worry about this childless cat lady overextending herself.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Back sleeping Lying on your back with your legs stretched out can overextend your lower back, says Dr. Kashlan, which is why back sleepers tend to benefit from having a bed that’ll hold up their lumbar region.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
The company is also methodically planning new product launches, with just one or two SKUs introduced annually to avoid overextending its resources.
—Douglas Yu, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overextend
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Trump undid Obama’s deportation priorities, broadening the pool of immigrants who could be targeted for removal and giving more power to immigration enforcement officers to make those judgments, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Related Stories The company said key categories in women’s, men’s and kidswear performed well as product offerings were broadened and deepened, while at the same time expanding the assortment in home and accessories.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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Peanut’s seizure and execution have been taken as a symbol of government overreach with the official Twitter account of the GOP House Judiciary Committee calling for justice.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Industry groups joined a coalition of 23 Republican attorneys generals in arguing the Environmental Protection Agency overreached when imposing new rules this year to address one of the most potent greenhouse gases.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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Polls before the election had found a widening gender gap between the two candidates.Angela Yang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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In particular, House District 69 representing Carmel remained extremely close for several hours, though Republican Danny Lopez has widened the margin to about 7 percentage points above Democrat Matt McNally with nearly all of the votes counted.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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The MPGe rating exceeds the previous year’s 108 by one mile, while the impressive range figure of 319 remains the same.Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Heritage Commerce Corp's capital ratios exceeded regulatory guidelines, with a total capital ratio of 15.6% and a Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.4%.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Vice mayor Belal Aftab and councilmember Chuck Page, both members of the ad hoc committee on economic vitality, were in favor of advancing a pilot outdoor dining program that would allow Hero Ranch Kitchen restaurant to expand its outdoor dining with logistical support from city staff.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Marrero’s plan relies heavily on using new or expanded enrollment zones, or boundaries that include multiple schools families can choose from rather than a single neighborhood school.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Overextend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overextend. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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