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are overstepping
verb
To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
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They are overstepping".
Universities are overstepping their boundaries.
Their approach echoes concerns raised by some of the world's top finance ministers, who are concerned that United States authorities are overstepping their borders.
Chen's detention has caused an uproar among media professionals, who worry police are overstepping their legal jurisdiction in criminalising civil disputes.
As for the idea the Republicans have been spreading talk that the attorneys general are overstepping their bounds by trying to force reform — and a big penalty — on the mortgage servicers, that's pretty silly, too.
Another reason for a more modern model lease, Mr. Saft said, is an apparent increase in disputes between shareholders, and between boards and shareholders who believe that the boards are overstepping their authority.
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Maybe I was overstepping?
"He was overstepping the mark".
But would I be overstepping my bounds?
The Azeri authorities claim that he is overstepping his brief.
He claims the federal government is overstepping its constitutional authority.
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