Definition of "overextension" []

• The state or quality of being overextended (noun)

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• "Still, the worry about overextension is real, and it reflects one of the stranger ideas of our time — that for the American military the apparently trivial problem of peacekeeping has recently proved to be more difficult even than waging war."
• "According to a Portfolio. com/bizjournals study, "overextension" is a problem in Pittsburgh when it comes to the city's sports franchises. analyzed 82 markets in the United States and Canada to determine if they have the financial ability to support professional teams in baseball, football, basketball, hockey and soccer."
• "He also blamed the "overextension"   of benefits and salaries to educators for some of the financial hardships faced by schools."