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overemphasis

[oh-ver-em-fuh-sis] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fə sɪs /




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There were incorrect mathematical analyses, reliance on four poor-quality trials and the overemphasis of the study in children.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

He thinks big companies will soon realize that their overemphasis on AI-produced code is driving up costs and leading to subpar software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Thomas Dee, a Stanford University education professor and economist, warns that an overemphasis on telling parents to send their children to school with a cold could backfire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

"Dirty fuel, the overemphasis on external markers of achievement," she says, "over time is going to clog up your kid's engine."

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023

We may admit that there is a good deal of overemphasis in this statement, but the doctrine itself does not seem strange or sensational to-day.

From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by John Spargo




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