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overruns

  • plural
    of overrun.
    overrun
    verb (used with object)
    to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage.
  • present tense form
    of overrun (3rd person singular).
    overrun
    verb (used with object)
    to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage.

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After cost overruns at America’s last big nuclear power project bankrupted Westinghouse Electric, the company is in the midst of a turnaround and looking at an IPO on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The German navy's troubled F-126 programme was previously handled by Dutch shipbuilder Damen, but had faced years of delays, setbacks and cost overruns.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Among the risks of a data-center financing bond is that the facility doesn’t get built on time or overruns its expected cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Two brand new Boeing Air Force Ones are due to be delivered later this decade after a series of delays and cost overruns.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

The previous year, he had assumed command of construction of the Pentagon, then beleaguered by labor problems, material shortages, cost overruns, and miserable work conditions.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik