as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Anyway, Aesha pulls Ellie aside to say she’s been overstepping as the second stew over the past few days.
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2024
But equally valuable is knowing that those managing your AI have a deep security expertise and crucial guardrails are in place to prevent AI agents from overstepping.
—Mike Murchison, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The organization had argued that the State Election Board overstepped its authority in adopting the rules.
—Kate Brumback, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
SpaceX claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that members of the California Coastal Commission violated Musk’s right to free speech and overstepped the agency’s authority after members cited the billionaire’s conspiratorial comments on his social media platform X in denying the bid.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Emma Soren, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2024
But equally valuable is knowing that those managing your AI have a deep security expertise and crucial guardrails are in place to prevent AI agents from overstepping.
—Mike Murchison, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The organization had argued that the State Election Board overstepped its authority in adopting the rules.
—Kate Brumback, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
SpaceX claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that members of the California Coastal Commission violated Musk’s right to free speech and overstepped the agency’s authority after members cited the billionaire’s conspiratorial comments on his social media platform X in denying the bid.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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