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Brydon said this was not the reality of their relationship, "but you just look for seeds of truth and exaggerate them for conflict and comic effect".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

That said, I don’t want to exaggerate what’s happened to me so far.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

These figures do not exaggerate the amount of needed borrowing: They understate it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

“A lot of people exaggerate the 9-9-6,” he says, referring to founders who post online about working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

“I exaggerate, perhaps. The American, Hardman, and the German maid—yes, they have added something to our knowledge. That is to say, they have made the whole business more unintelligible than it was.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

The bigger this ratio, the more extreme the moves can be as leverage exaggerates them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

"I doubt 'SI' will stick, in part because it exaggerates the current capacities of AI," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Divided by competing urges to “join in and stand out,” the dandy exaggerates style to the point of satire and social impertinence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Tech’s dominance in the S&P 500, with the top 10 stocks comprising 40% of market value, exaggerates the current pullback.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

He exaggerates his movements, lifting his feet like he is stepping onto a stage.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Brydon has also finished filming a new episode of The Trip with fellow actor and comedian Steve Coogan, where they play exaggerated versions of themselves.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Colombian deputy environment minister David Olarte Amaya, who is attending the summit, said the concerns about his country were exaggerated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

However, given very tight risk limits for hedge funds, when semis began to correct, forced de-risking exaggerated the drawdown.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

American experts who work with the Saudi military say stories of disgruntlement among the military are exaggerated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Instead of returning the salute, Bull stopped the car completely and stared with visible truculence at the guard who held his salute as rigidly as some umpires who call strikes on batters with exaggerated formality.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Some computer models are accused of exaggerating the significance of their findings, with the human researchers that oversee them then believing some of the claims without enough scepticism.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

I’m not exaggerating when I say this happens every single time we go to the movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

What I was saying before is that they were exaggerating the threat.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

Some economists question if the pattern is repeating itself, thus exaggerating the improvement in the labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Maybe I’m exaggerating it, but my memory is that for a whole class to fit into that room, students literally had to pile on top of each other.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro