overplayed
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"They overplayed their hand," Trump said in the Axios interview published Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Some former federal prosecutors said the government may have overplayed its hand with the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Critics have argued that Ms. Saunders overplayed the agency’s power, presenting a simplistic top-down model of hidden manipulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Moreover, debt financing concerns for the hyperscalers are overplayed, according to Arya.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Cars honked and shoved busily past, sending out fleeting excerpts of whatever hot new single was getting overplayed on the radio.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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