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Origin of excessive¹

I’m the last person to defend Sarah Palin, but the misogyny of the stripper caricature seemed excessive.

From excessive air pollution to insufficient inspections, state and local environmental regulators have handed down dozens of violations to these waste disposal facilities in the past year alone.

The dangers of tobacco and excessive drinking are well established and not conducive to a lengthy, Hall of Fame NBA career.

Scammers are suspected of preying upon vulnerable Eaton fire victims by fraudulently towing their cars during the initial days of the devastating blaze and then demanding excessive fees to retrieve them, authorities said.

Despite his excessive verbiage and gaslighting of his critics, Wilson's worldview seems quite simple: God placed men over women and white people over Black people.