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overblown

[oh-ver-blohn] / ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊn /


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Ives, who has been reliably bullish on software remaining relevant in the artificial-intelligence age, says investors are waking up to the realization that AI displacement fears are well overblown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The concern that losses from the $2 trillion private-credit market will damage banks in the same way as subprime mortgage debt did are overblown, Adrian told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

That sounds awfully dire and overblown, I know.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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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