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If past is prologue, he will overreach in response to this week’s peace proffer, rejecting what many in his entourage would view as an attractive exit from a strategic miscue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Asked to respond to the notion that Virginia Democrats will overreach and pave the way for a Republican comeback, Democratic Party of Virginia spokesman Jake Rubenstein said, “Bless their hearts.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2019

If consumer installment purchasing increases too rapidly now and after the steel strike, Saulnier fears U.S. consumers will overreach themselves, bring on a decline.

From Time Magazine Archive

He will overreach you in a bargain, and think it all right.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

I hope Mignon will overreach herself and get put out of the club.

From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Chase, Josephine