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In climate data, "noise" refers to short-erm temperature changes that can temporarily hide or exaggerate the underlying trend.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Several insurers have filed racketeering lawsuits against Liakas for allegedly conspiring with doctors to fabricate and exaggerate injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

And I think it was interesting to try and find levels to it and to have the audience come with you, but not dramatize or exaggerate an emotion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Up-and-down oil prices can temporarily exaggerate underlying trends in inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

“You exaggerate, Hassan,” I said, loving him for it.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

One factor reinforcing Block’s motivation for shorting credit is his opinion that there is too much passive investing in the market that automatically exaggerates moves when they come.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

The Donroe doctrine also exaggerates the importance of natural resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Tech’s overwhelming dominance of the S&P 500, where the top 10 stocks in the market comprise around 40% of its market value, and crucially a third of its collective earnings, exaggerates the ongoing pullback.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

The self-proclaimed "Chief Troll Officer" often exaggerates in an ambiguous way, unclear if he's being sincere or ironic.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024

He exaggerates the difficulty of being a student, but his exaggeration reveals a general predicament.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Arday, the professor of sociology of education at the prestigious university in eastern England, resigned August 5 after accusations he had plagiarised parts of his doctoral thesis and exaggerated personal achievements prompted a media storm.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The fairest answer is that he was partly right, for reasons he did not fully understand, and he exaggerated the promise.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Some of his allegations were already known; others he gave no evidence for or exaggerated beyond recognition.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

As I reported in 2019, many of those arrangements turned out to be exaggerated or bogus, or predated Trump’s claim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Naheed could hear her own exaggerated breathing inside her head like she was inside a wind tunnel.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

“His kind of self-mythologizing and exaggerating is part of what makes his youth so interesting.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Some economists question if the pattern is repeating itself, thus exaggerating the improvement in the labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Like many historians, Ms. Fletcher warns against exaggerating the physical and psychological effect of gunpowder weapons upon indigenous peoples who were unfamiliar with such technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

However, he said he had started to become increasingly concerned the company may be "exaggerating" claims.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Lafayette Baker also published a book about the manhunt, exaggerating his role in the chase for Booth.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson