overstate
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However some experts have also called on health authorities not to overstate what is known about hantavirus while trying to tamp down pandemic fears.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
It’s hard to overstate how carefully the lower court considered this question of whether Texas in fact unconstitutionally used race in its mapmaking.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
Barabak: Not to be the pooper at the party but I think we shouldn’t overstate the import of tonight’s debate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
It's hard to overstate what Parkinson has done for Wrexham.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
It is difficult to overstate the importance of rice in North Korean culture.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing overstate
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“Mandatory Vaccination is Not the Answer to Measles” by Bob Sears
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