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Recent Examples of overstay
Yang, who overstayed her visa, has a detention hearing on August 12.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The State Department said in the filing that those who overstay their visas pose a national security threat to the U.S.
—Churchill Ndonwie, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Trump administration officials told The News Sunday that Go overstayed her visa that expired more than two years ago.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Mich González, an immigration lawyer in South Florida who is not related to the family, said overstaying a tourist visa is grounds for deportation — but that should not happen without a chance to appeal.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The State Department said in the filing that those who overstay their visas pose a national security threat to the U.S.
—Churchill Ndonwie, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Trump administration officials told The News Sunday that Go overstayed her visa that expired more than two years ago.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Mich González, an immigration lawyer in South Florida who is not related to the family, said overstaying a tourist visa is grounds for deportation — but that should not happen without a chance to appeal.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstay
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Lexx reinvented itself each season, and Season 3 — set on the planets of Fire and Water — didn't outstay its welcome at 13 episodes.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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And at less than two hours with an intermission, the show doesn’t outstay its welcome.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Yet with so many worries lingering, even after Shi’s attempt to reassure them, confidence is as low as at any time in his nine years at the helm.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The tension lingers throughout the meal, leaving the family divided.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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There, the crop continued to grow while white-faced ibis and killdeer birds loitered around the water.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Later that year, Iranian-made one-way Shahed-136 loitering munitions operated by Russia began targeting Ukrainian cities and the electricity grid.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter published their accounts, which included one woman’s claim that the actor waited for her outside of a restroom and forcefully pushed her against a wall and kissed her.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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On its opening day, multiple patients from UHI made the short walk across Fisherman Street to the big blue bus to wait for their names to be called.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstay. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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