overblown
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While fund managers argue that the threat of artificial-intelligence disruption to these software firms is overblown, the slowdown in fresh capital inflows suggests a shift in market confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
That sounds awfully dire and overblown, I know.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
While Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney acknowledged the risk from the rulings, he thinks the panic is overblown.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
I’ll admit it: I think our collective weeknight blender hatred is a bit overblown.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
Off to the side is the garden—a bit of an overblown name for it, since it’s mostly large, uneven rocks surrounded by pale-green shrubs, the color of eucalyptus.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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