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outreached

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past tense of outreach

as in exceeded

to go beyond the limit of the demand for power outreached the utility's ability to supply it

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The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
For instance, the agency allowed some states to ban enrollees from using food stamps to buy soda and candy, although a federal judge earlier this year ruled that the Agriculture Department exceeded its authority in implementing the rules.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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