overblown
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Jefferies software analyst Brent Thill calls the rebound a correction from an overblown selloff.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Washington Metro demonstrated how a public work can be both infrastructure and symbol without lapsing into overblown architectural propaganda.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The fund’s founder, Sohail Prasad, said fears are overblown.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
If you like your music windswept and overblown, this is for you - but it's indistinguishable from every other windswept and overblown Eurovision entry that's faltered in the semi-finals since 2020.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Respectable people do not become painters: only overblown, pretentious, theatrical people.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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