overstate
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It’s hard to overstate just how critical the 63-year-old has been to both Nvidia and the advancement of artificial intelligence in the United States.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
The researchers also cautioned that their estimates may actually overstate how much movement was possible.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Whole Foods frozen fried garlic breaded chicken breast fillets: I cannot overstate my affection for these things.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
“The harm in this matter is difficult to overstate, and goes to the heart of Facebook’s basic business proposition,” said Judge Francis Mathew in his order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
It may be impossible to overstate the significance of race in defining the basic structure of American society.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The traditional formula overstates free cash flow in another way, especially at large tech companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Of the 130 companies scored, roughly half showed meaningful AI activity by any measure — but even that overstates it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
That phrasing wildly overstates the case, perhaps conveying the impression that there is some voter fraud, even an uncomfortable amount, but just not enough to sway an election.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
The data was stronger than forecast, "but vastly overstates the sustainable pace of job growth," said Oxford Economics lead US economist Nancy Vanden Houten.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
It also overstates the importance of rare geniuses, such as Watt and Edison.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The Tax Foundation, a low-tax think tank in Washington, D.C., says the shift in national income from labor to capital has been overstated.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
"But his contributions to American innovation and AI leadership cannot be overstated."
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
Listen to the impromptu talk he gave on that occasion and ponder the series of loosely connected gibes and wildly overstated claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Her all-round influence captaining an already stellar side cannot be overstated.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Cecilia’s enthusiasm, for example, seemed a little overstated, tainted with condescension perhaps, and intrusive too; her big sister wanted each bound story catalogued and placed on the library shelves, between Rabindranath Tagore and Quintus Tertullian.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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“I think some people out there assume that a SpaceX and Tesla merger is a certainty, and I think that would be overstating it,” Musk said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, told the judge that the city was overstating the complexity of the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
At the same time, she cautioned against overstating the gender differences.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Carney said last week that some people were overstating Canada's reliance on the United States and that Washington does not get to dictate the terms of the upcoming trade negotiations.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
In his enthusiasm, he was overstating, but not by much.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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