overstated
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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
However, some in the AI industry have suggested the fears around it destroying humanity are overstated or may even be designed to generate hype.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Criminal justice policy researchers have found that the proposed economic benefits of prisons to small, rural communities were probably overstated to begin with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Mr. Jentleson’s overarching thesis, however overstated at times, has merit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
For most of us, the periodic table is a thing of beauty in the abstract, but for chemists it established an immediate orderliness and clarity that can hardly be overstated.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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