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overzealousness

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But he told the BBC that this type of content has appeal with young people disillusioned with politics, adding: "I can understand their overzealousness."

From BBC Jul. 8, 2025

"But, of course, perhaps they did so in their overzealousness."

From Reuters Oct. 15, 2022

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

The Civil War-era charge is hard to prove, and scholars say overzealousness in applying it, going back centuries, also discredited its use.

From Seattle Times Jan. 15, 2022

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela