as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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The amount of warm water available for this year’s event exceeds that in 1997-98, which was among the strongest El Niño events of the century, said Paul Roundy, professor of atmospheric science at the University of Albany.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026 -
That savings program is supposed to be used to build reserves and reduce Connecticut’s considerable pension debt, which still exceeds $33 billion, according to the governor’s budget office.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The math — earning back money that equals or surpasses the card's annual cost — often works out.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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Senate Bill 516 would set the rate at 5 cents if the bottle redemption rate — the number of containers returned divided by the number sold — of the state, or any distributor, surpasses 100% in 2026.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Oversteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversteps. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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