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overstate

[oh-ver-stayt] / ˌoʊ vərˈsteɪt /


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"It's hard to overstate how dangerous speeding towards RSI is," Wang posted in response to Coxon's resignation, referring to recursive self-improvement, which is a technique where software is designed to continuously teach itself.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Critics of AI safety campaigners say those issuing dire warnings overstate the risks of novel technology and that the advances AI enable in workplace productivity, drug discovery and more outweigh the risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

When news of the deal broke, U.S. premium futures fell from $1.17 per pound to 95 cents, about 22 cents of expected relief, though even that may overstate the benefit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

"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 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

But Goldman Sachs economists argue this overstates the case and that the effect is peaking.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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

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

The data was stronger than forecast, "but vastly overstates the sustainable pace of job growth," said Oxford Economics lead US economist Nancy Vanden Houten.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 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

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

"The club's income was hugely overstated by over £830 million."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

Struyven acknowledges some of the more alarmist calls on oil are probably overstated.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Since Sebond had harnessed faith and reason together, Montaigne’s critique set out to undermine faith by showing that all claims to knowledge are overstated.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Reporting in the bestselling “Empire of AI” by Karen Hao, published last year, fueled the controversy by overstating data-center share of water use in one city by a factor of 1,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 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

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

Whatever the case, it’s probably the only thing he could have possibly said that would have made our parents momentarily...happy might be overstating it.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan


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