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Ramon Rogers, the inmate who first arrived at San Quentin in 1986 when birds and rats had overrun the facility, said the move was welcome.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

When infections began to soar in recent weeks, it became clear the virus had overrun the zero-COVID defenses.

From Reuters • Dec. 23, 2022

The German onslaught had overrun the professional armies of Poland and France in a matter of months.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

A swarm of fire chaser beetles had overrun the site, seeking freshly burned wood to lay their eggs and viciously biting with a force that felt like a hornet’s sting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021

If it weren’t for the fact that it was her theater they had overrun, she might have even been impressed.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny