understatement
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In an understatement of the modern age, Anthropic says “we are subject to complex and evolving laws, regulations, and other legal obligations related to privacy and data protection.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It would be a considerable understatement to say that this view is not shared by wider Israeli society.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
To say I can relate would be an understatement.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Not where we want to be,” said quarterback Justin Herbert, quickly uttering the understatement of the afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
That turned out to be an understatement of considerable magnitude.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
As for the camp factor, many massive understatements in the script will trigger appreciative howls of laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
It was one of the greatest understatements of all time.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Those are understatements akin to calling the Amazon a creek or the Grand Canyon a ditch.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
In the world of understatements, saying there’s a lot of television out there has to rank among the boldest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2022
Possibly there would be greater understatements in the remaining ninety-nine years of the Twenty-first Century, but Carlstrom doubted it.
From A Prize for Edie by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
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