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Recent Examples of overstay
Many had overstayed visas, often after working in the United States for years and applying to stay but being denied.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
But overstaying one’s welcome also risks unseemliness.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
Federal agents arrested a Palestinian student who had taken part in protests at Columbia University last spring and had overstayed her student visa, officials said Friday.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Others overstay tourist visas, seek asylum or have some form of temporary status.
—Gisela Salomon, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
But overstaying one’s welcome also risks unseemliness.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
Federal agents arrested a Palestinian student who had taken part in protests at Columbia University last spring and had overstayed her student visa, officials said Friday.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Others overstay tourist visas, seek asylum or have some form of temporary status.
—Gisela Salomon, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstay
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Social media trends come and go, but one craze that appears to have outstayed its welcome is the desire to mock millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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But at two hours, Islands outstays its welcome, allowing much of the tension to leak out of it in a protracted concluding stretch.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The pitch lingered in the air before diving under Jackson Merrill’s whiffing bat for an inning-ending strikeout.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Tariffs, inflation and lingering fears of a recession have left many Americans uneasy and pulling back on spending.—
Michelle Chapman,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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The Case for Reusable Loitering Munitions While loitering munitions will likely be core assets in future conflicts, Teledyne-FLIR argues these systems should also be recoverable and reusable.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Ironically, the cops pulled up and wondered why this person was loitering outside an apartment.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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Nine months is a long time to wait for a fix from Microsoft, and the company hasn't clarified what caused the delay.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Direct listings provide a path to market that can be slightly faster and more efficient—without needing roadshows, underwriting coordination or waiting for perfect market conditions, companies can often complete a direct listing on a tighter timeline.—
Joseph Lucosky,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstay. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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