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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 harm in this matter is difficult to overstate, and goes to the heart of Facebook’s basic business proposition,” said Judge Francis Mathew in his order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"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

“As usual, my friends, you overstate my accomplishment. Nevertheless, the essence of what you say is true. Among the authorities these days it is difficult to find a sympathetic listener.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

The traditional formula overstates free cash flow in another way, especially at large tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Of the 130 companies scored, roughly half showed meaningful AI activity by any measure — but even that overstates it.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 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

Nancy Vanden Houten, lead economist at Oxford Economics, said the report "overstates" the emerging strength of the labour market, noting that the bulk of the job gains were concentrated in just a few sectors.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 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

Listen to the impromptu talk he gave on that occasion and ponder the series of loosely connected gibes and wildly overstated claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Some state-linked economists, working from population and growth numbers that Yi considers overstated, projected China’s economy would grow to two or three times the size of America’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, some in the AI industry have suggested the fears around it destroying humanity are overstated or may be designed to generate hype.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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

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

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

Attorneys for plaintiffs in the case say Hochman is vastly overstating the level of fraud and relying on databases with faulty information about who was incarcerated in county custody as a juvenile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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

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