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overblown

[oh-ver-blohn] / ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊn /


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Once again, however, I think these concerns are overblown.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

This suggests that investors’ worries that the brand’s top product is losing its appeal are overblown.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Prof Channa Jayasena, a reproductive endocrinologist at Imperial College, London, believes there is room for valid concern around falling sperm counts, but says claims about male fertility problems are overblown on social media.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Acts of piracy by Tripoli, Jefferson’s main excuse for fighting, were overblown as well.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

It was noisier than ever before, talk, talk, talk, friends sharing the news, overblown laughter, strong-lunged farmers bellowing their wares.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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