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"It's hard to overstate how dangerous speeding towards RSI is," Wang posted in response to Coxon's resignation, referring to recursive self-improvement, which is a technique where software is designed to continuously teach itself.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

For scholars who study ancient writing, the potential importance is difficult to overstate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

It’s hard to overstate just how different Simpson is from his peers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Judge Alexander Milne KC said it was "hard to overstate the impact of the company's collapse".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Yet it would be nearly impossible to overstate Lyell’s influence.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Of the 130 companies scored, roughly half showed meaningful AI activity by any measure — but even that overstates it.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

This large difference communicates that the student’s traditional GPA overstates his academic performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

That phrasing wildly overstates the case, perhaps conveying the impression that there is some voter fraud, even an uncomfortable amount, but just not enough to sway an election.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

The data was stronger than forecast, "but vastly overstates the sustainable pace of job growth," said Oxford Economics lead US economist Nancy Vanden Houten.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

It also overstates the importance of rare geniuses, such as Watt and Edison.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Yi traces a direct line from overstated population figures to China’s geopolitical posture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Dietrich’s influence on filmmakers, fashion designers and musicians—including Madonna and Lady Gaga—cannot be overstated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, some in the AI industry have suggested the fears around it destroying humanity are overstated or may even be designed to generate hype.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Criminal justice policy researchers have found that the proposed economic benefits of prisons to small, rural communities were probably overstated to begin with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The extent of the panic was overstated by the press, too.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Reporting in the bestselling “Empire of AI” by Karen Hao, published last year, fueled the controversy by overstating data-center share of water use in one city by a factor of 1,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

At the same time, she cautioned against overstating the gender differences.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026

Carney said last week that some people were overstating Canada's reliance on the United States and that Washington does not get to dictate the terms of the upcoming trade negotiations.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

There's also no overstating the frustration of royal officials at the way that Andrew has kept scuppering their plans.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Tuve’s indignation revived Lawrence’s defensiveness: “It would seem,” Ernest replied, “that you are overstating things a bit with the remark that you are unable to check a single one of our observations.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik