overstate
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The researchers also cautioned that their estimates may actually overstate how much movement was possible.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
Whether it breaks down, with the ratio contracting further, or rises and expands remains to be seen, but one can’t overstate how critical that lower bound has become.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026
Whole Foods frozen fried garlic breaded chicken breast fillets: I cannot overstate my affection for these things.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
"The suffering inherent in those final moments is difficult to overstate," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In fact, by terming it a 'problem', I perhaps overstate the matter.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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But Goldman Sachs economists argue this overstates the case and that the effect is peaking.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
He clearly appreciates the value of a fearsome antagonist, though he somewhat overstates the threat Stalin personally posed to Emanuel after the revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
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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
Given where Kartal was six months ago, and the length of time she was out injured, reaching the Wuhan final cannot be overstated as an achievement.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
After checks with HDD industry contacts, the analysts write that the extent of Toshiba’s supply expansion was overstated, with an aggressive timeline and unrealistic market share targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The significance of this cannot be overstated, for the failure to acknowledge the humanity and dignity of all persons has lurked at the root of every racial caste system.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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
Tuve’s indignation revived Lawrence’s defensiveness: “It would seem,” Ernest replied, “that you are overstating things a bit with the remark that you are unable to check a single one of our observations.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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