overstated
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The Tax Foundation, a low-tax think tank in Washington, D.C., says the shift in national income from labor to capital has been overstated.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
"But his contributions to American innovation and AI leadership cannot be overstated."
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
AI’s threat to Google’s search franchise has long been overstated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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
Cecilia’s enthusiasm, for example, seemed a little overstated, tainted with condescension perhaps, and intrusive too; her big sister wanted each bound story catalogued and placed on the library shelves, between Rabindranath Tagore and Quintus Tertullian.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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