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“It is hard to overstate the intensity” of Mr. Byrne’s “need for recognition and approval,” Mr. Gould tells us, “from a select group of musical, visual, and theatrical artists and critics, centered in New York.”

Speaking on behalf of the family, Catherine Heaney said: "It would be hard to overstate the importance of this moment for our family."

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But doctors and scientists warn its benefits might be overstated and more research is needed before it goes prime time.

“It’s hard to overstate how difficult it’s become” to get enough computing power, Altman said.

The agency is trying to determine whether its accruals are overstated.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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