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- verb Present participle of
overprotect .
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Examples
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How British judges are 'overprotecting' criminals' human rights It is not easy to find anyone who thinks it is acceptable that Britain should be unable to deport immigrants who have no right to be here, either because their claim to residence is bogus, or because they have committed, and been sentenced for, very serious crimes.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Certainly the unions have to answer for overprotecting their members.
John Milewski: Is Waiting for 'Superman' Kryptonite for Real Education Reform? John Milewski 2010
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On the other hand, I think we're seeing this type of story in part because our culture errs on the side of overprotecting kids from a lot of things.
mrissa: Books read, late December mrissa 2010
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Certainly the unions have to answer for overprotecting their members.
John Milewski: Is Waiting for 'Superman' Kryptonite for Real Education Reform? John Milewski 2010
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Vibram looked at all of the shoes on the market and realized that maybe these shoes – designed for arches, activity levels and sports may have been overprotecting the feet and not helping them at all.
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But overprotecting, over-admonishing, and over-sheltering kids from strangers actually makes them less safe - not to mention ill-equipped to communicate with unfamiliar individuals who are different than they.
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I battle to accept who Cooper is and what he can do without limiting or overprotecting him.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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I battle to accept who Cooper is and what he can do without limiting or overprotecting him.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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I battle to accept who Cooper is and what he can do without limiting or overprotecting him.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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I battle to accept who Cooper is and what he can do without limiting or overprotecting him.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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