overblown
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Some might call such fears melodramatic, or overblown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The insinuation is that such statements are “just words,” and to have any strong reaction to them is hysterical and overblown.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
One hopes that the safety concerns from AI researchers are overblown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
And with Friday’s CPI print showing the lowest core CPI since March 2021 and five-year inflation expectations anchored, I continue to view the inflation story as overblown.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Cell phone industry officials said that the fact traffic deaths hadn’t soared meant that distraction from electronic gadgets was being overblown as a threat.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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