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They say AI firms exaggerate the tech's abilities to boost their prominence or profit.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“A lot of people exaggerate the 9-9-6,” he says, referring to founders who post online about working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 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

Harry had told me that Bach should be played very softly, and very loudly, to exaggerate the phrasing, because the pieces themselves are so ordered that the emotion needs to come through in the playing.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

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

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 his movements, lifting his feet like he is stepping onto a stage.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Second, as others have noted, the claim is exaggerated at best.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“He certainly exaggerated things,” said Damian Merlo, a Miami-based consultant who worked with Cerimedo on the 2023 campaign of Argentine President Javier Milei, a Trump favorite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

It also found that there was a widely held belief that migrants calling from small boats exaggerated the distress, meaning the coastguard underestimated the emergency.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I generally find it exaggerated and melodramatic when someone says that one event or moment changed the rest of their life,” Mr. Daniels writes, but he insists that the claim is appropriate here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Trey picked up the flowers, and with an exaggerated bow, held them out.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

What I was saying before is that they were exaggerating the threat.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Arday is facing accusations of fabricating or exaggerating elements of his CV.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

I wondered whether he was exaggerating or whether working the Box was just that tough.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover