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overstepping

verb

present participle of overstep

as in exceeding

to go beyond the limit of the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school

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Recent Examples of overstepping Yee accused Horne of overstepping by improperly denying parents' purchases. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 This extravagant, cartoonish, and shockingly unfunny folly about the hysteria surrounding a Japanese invasion of California shows a boy-wonder director testing his limits — and overstepping them. — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 Last week, a disagreement over the electoral law erupted into a power struggle between Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé and the Provisional Electoral Council after council members accused the government of overstepping its authority and acting unconstitutionally. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 As such, the AI might give you a flimsy answer and be overstepping its skis. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Once the season started Gonzalez tried to support his teammates from afar without overstepping. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026 One of the easiest ways to be helpful without overstepping is to check in about small but important logistics. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026 But nearly 80 local and county governments, including Milan Township, challenged it in court, arguing the commission was overstepping its authority. — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026 The lawsuit alleges the agency is overstepping its authority by unilaterally redefining the legal standard for hemp. — Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026

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And by exceeding expectations so spectacularly on nomination morning, Widow’s Bay seized the thrust in the comedy category despite Hacks’s superior nomination count (24 nominations, besting its previous high of 17 nominations in 2022).

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026
The case of Thomas Boukamp exemplifies this; his autism influenced his serious crimes and his catastrophic decision to self-represent, resulting in a life sentence far exceeding typical penalties for similar offenses.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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