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While economists view this threshold as largely symbolic, the sheer magnitude is hard to overstate, dwarfing the entire annual output of the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Analysts say statements such as Khezrian’s overstate the case, but they nevertheless acknowledge the axis has proved more resilient than expected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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

Foster is careful not to overstate the link.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Yet it would be nearly impossible to overstate Lyell’s influence.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

The May headline number alone overstates the slowdown in single-family construction, the kind of houses most public builders construct.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 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

But the paper overstates the risk of disruption, Benchmark’s Christopher Kuhn writes in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 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

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

The tax advantages of keeping your money until you die are often overstated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Now the agency said job creation during the one-year period was overstated by a combined 79,000, putting the increase at just under 200,000.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

"We think both things are true, in part, but should not be dramatically overstated at this point."

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The heroic status of Aldus Manutius the Elder among historians of the printed word cannot be overstated.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

In the mid-1990s, with inflation falling to multidecade lows, he told Congress the consumer-price index, used to calculate Social Security checks and tax brackets, was overstating inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 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

Tuve’s indignation revived Lawrence’s defensiveness: “It would seem,” Ernest replied, “that you are overstating things a bit with the remark that you are unable to check a single one of our observations.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik