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"overrun by" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation or place that has been taken over by a large number of people or things, usually in an unwelcome way. For example: The small town was overrun by tourists during the summer season.
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Outremer was finally overrun by Muslim armies.
Being suddenly overrun by ostriches.
Britain is overrun by Cleggmania.
– music festivals overrun by Guardian readers.
Classical music is being overrun by Finns.
Surprisingly, however, they were not overrun by bettors.
In "Kotko" and "Kitezh," homeland idylls are overrun by marauders.
They can imagine only too well being overrun by insurgents.
The last prepared German positions were overrun by 5 October.
Politics in Illinois was not always overrun by Democrats.
Being overrun by Arsenal is not a disgrace.
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