over-running

• “Expanded surveillance of urban electricity usage and scanning for temperature anomalies by drug agents encouraged by the potential riches from property forfeitures led to large-scale and destructive marijuana plantations over-running more than 61 National Forests by 2009.”

  The Huffington Post: Eric E. Sterling: Congress on Speed: Partisan Conflict Led to Many Problems in 1986 Drug Law

• “And yet, not only did they not all perish, but more rose by the sword than perished by it, else man would not to-day be over-running the world in such huge swarms.”

  THE HUMAN DRIFT

• “Maid, in the wheel, over-running him, naturally bites him.”

  FOUR HORSES AND A SAILOR

• “Also, with the spin-the-bottle thing, you are presumably just using a very light setting to keep the reel spool from over-running as you remove the line. bayboater9: That was interesting.”

  That's Such A Drag

• “They were wild raiders, on occasion crossing the Yalu in great masses and over-running northern Cho-Sen like locusts.”

  Chapter 15

• “But Gbagbo loyalists appear to have repulsed that attack and again prevented Ouattara fighters from over-running Mr. Gbagbo's residence.”

  Voice of America: Ouattara Forces Attack Gbagbo Home in Ivory Coast

• “Bruces actions prevented a numerically superior enemy force from over-running their postion, quite possibly saving the lives of over 100”

  Media Coverage JUNE 2009

• “Whereas previous efforts were hampered by restrictionist callers over-running congressional offices with calls, RIFA at least equalized congressional contacts in 2010.”

  The Huffington Post: Daniel Altschuler: What Will Immigration Advocates Learn from DREAM's Defeat?

• “Television crews only usually pitch up at Northampton's railway station when there is a rail strike on or over-running engineering works have led to travel misery for the thousands of commuters that make the daily journey from the market town in the East Midlands to London.”

  The Guardian: Northampton have improvement in mind after humiliating Liverpool

• “When Brough hailed me, and asked what was the news I reined up, not even looking in Cardigan's direction, and told Brough the Ruskis were over-running the far end of the Heights, and our horse were falling back.”

  Fictionaut: The Sky Writer

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