as in to exceed
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 overstep
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.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
There are also worries that some local law enforcement could overstep.
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Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
6 June 2026
In December, Rozier requested that the case be dismissed, arguing that the government had overstepped by charging him with fraud.
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Tom Winter,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
But Ancel Glink representatives said Odelson, Murphey, Frazier and McGrath overstepped by petitioning to represent Calumet City in both a labor dispute and a lawsuit where a former employee claims Jones extorted him and wrongfully terminated his employment.
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Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
There are also worries that some local law enforcement could overstep.
—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
6 June 2026
In December, Rozier requested that the case be dismissed, arguing that the government had overstepped by charging him with fraud.
—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
But Ancel Glink representatives said Odelson, Murphey, Frazier and McGrath overstepped by petitioning to represent Calumet City in both a labor dispute and a lawsuit where a former employee claims Jones extorted him and wrongfully terminated his employment.
—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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And by the 12th year, this number rises to $113,000, exceeding the median salary for graduate degree-holders in the state, according to the data released by the UC’s Institutional Research and Academic Planning department.
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Revenue from golf and resort properties exceeded $500 million in 2025, rising about 15% from the previous year, according to the filing.
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Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.
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With the more than 2,000-acre jump in size, the Aspen Acres fire has surpassed the 2012 High Park fire and sits behind the 2018 Spring Creek fire, which consumed 108,045 acres, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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