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overstate

[oh-ver-steyt] / ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt /


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"We also can't overstate the importance of the patient population and their involvement in developing therapies and their dedication to understanding their disease."

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

It would be difficult to overstate the influence Taylor Swift has had over the pop scene in this decade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

“It is hard to overstate how unusual this is: a historically cyclical, commoditized segment moving from value destruction to the top of the global league table in just a few years,” Talbott said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

Harrington said he is flattered by the praise, but he did not want to overstate his own importance on Burnham's journey.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

It is difficult to overstate the importance of rice in North Korean culture.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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

Nancy Vanden Houten, a lead US economist at Oxford Economics, cautioned that the jump in new home sales in August "likely overstates any improvement in housing activity".

From BBC Sep. 24, 2025

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

Still, many economists think the weakness is overstated.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

As for claims that the substance mimics the amino acid profile of human skin, Rogers said the comparison is often overstated.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

"I'm pretty happy with that," the never-knowingly overstated Scott told BBC Sport after an emotional rendition of Flower of Scotland.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The search threat turned out to be overstated.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

At the same time, she cautioned against overstating the gender differences.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

After Buntrock retired in 1997, he and four other executives were accused in a civil case by the Securities and Exchange Commission of overstating profits by $1.7 billion between 1992 to 1997.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Microsoft’s comments could help relieve concerns that large technology companies are overstating the useful life of Nvidia chips and other AI processors that power their data centers.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

The French proverb “to understand all is to forgive all” might be overstating matters.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

In his enthusiasm, he was overstating, but not by much.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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