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oversteps

verb

present tense third-person singular of overstep

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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That could mean a turnout that exceeds 22%, which also would be a record.

— Esme Murphy, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
But this trend stops working when the eruption exceeds a certain magnitude.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026

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