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The agency, which notes the "undue overzealousness" by everyone involved in the incident, "has tremendous respect for the judiciary" and will not deliberately undermine it, he added.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

Despite the lawyers’ overzealousness, the inspector general did not find evidence that political or other bias was the motivation for their actions.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Police union officials have complained about overzealousness and unfairness by the bureau.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Those cases can blur with instances driven by authoritarian security services more motivated by paranoia or overzealousness than any geopolitical agenda.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2022

But the police, with their usual disorganized overzealousness, made a comical mistake.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela