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“Some even exaggerate corruption details and fabricate scandals to attract traffic,” the magazine said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

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

This structure could exaggerate overtime claims relative to expectations in two ways.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

But the fisherman stares at these men’s city suits, their clean hands, and their mouths, which exaggerate incomprehensible syllables.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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 dominance in the S&P 500, with the top 10 stocks comprising 40% of market value, exaggerates the current pullback.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

Musk often exaggerates the abilities of the so-called Full Self-Driving mode available in Teslas, which cannot function without a human driver present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

He exaggerates the word “theater” so that it sounds like thee-a-tah.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

But it now appears reports of the axis’ unraveling are exaggerated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Reports of his retirement had been greatly exaggerated.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 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

Soprano Elizabeth Novella was a monochromatic Donna Anna, and exaggerated rubato often made her impassioned outbursts sag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Slopper looked skeptical until Chi-Boy sat on it, tested the springs by bouncing a bit, and then lay down with an exaggerated sigh, folding his hands behind his head.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

Given the prevalence of such changes, though, others are likely exaggerating their experience, he said: “A lot of it looks like AI washing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Conductors love to play “Pulcinella” for goofy laughs, exaggerating trombone glissandi and the like, relishing guffaws from the audience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

EU prosecutors first detailed the scam last May, accusing subsidy beneficiaries of making claims for land that they did not own and exaggerating the number of animals on farms.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

She was always making things up and exaggerating.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon