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For scholars who study ancient writing, the potential importance is difficult to overstate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Judge Alexander Milne KC said it was "hard to overstate the impact of the company's collapse".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

While economists view this threshold as largely symbolic, the sheer magnitude is hard to overstate, dwarfing the entire annual output of the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Analysts say statements such as Khezrian’s overstate the case, but they nevertheless acknowledge the axis has proved more resilient than expected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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

Of the 130 companies scored, roughly half showed meaningful AI activity by any measure — but even that overstates it.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

The problem now is that mNAV overstates Strategy’s enterprise value—the ratio’s numerator—by using the face value of its debt and preferred stock rather than their market value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

This overstates the marginal value of transparency—not because it isn’t important, but because transparency is already widely practiced by EMs.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 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

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

The tax advantages of keeping your money until you die are often overstated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"We think both things are true, in part, but should not be dramatically overstated at this point."

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The magnetic pull of RØZ — whose stage name is pronounced like the second syllable in “arroz” — cannot be overstated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Although some people had raised concerns about having events close to, or on the Lagan, she believes the safety risk of the river might have been overstated.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The extent of the panic was overstated by the press, too.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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 March 2024, Hui was fined $6.5m and banned from China's capital market for life for his company overstating its revenue by $78bn.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

This practice of overstating the case is called hyperbole.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood