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Example Sentences
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Palantir is too dependent on stingy government contracts and overly generous to its executives, he said.
He added that while his team works hard, “I don’t think it’s cool to be overly ‘chest thumpy’ about working hours.”
For people with compulsive disorders, addictions, or anxiety, these learned associations can become overly powerful.
From Science Daily
“The street has been overly conservative on Cathay’s earnings potential,” the analyst says.
“More so than many Disney executives, he lets you know what he thinks and doesn’t try to be overly diplomatic,” Mayer said of why he wanted to work with Ayaz.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
