overreact
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She makes some insufficiently careful decisions, but those around her tend to overreact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Wall Street analysts told investors not to overreact to Amazon’s supply chain ambitions, noting that the company has been expanding its logistics operations for years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Nutrition experts commenting on the research have also urged people not to overreact.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
"I did overreact, yes, in the way I reacted. It could have been different but I ended up losing my head," added Neymar.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
“It’s just a meeting, y’all, I promise. It’s not even the actual protest. Even then...we should probably wait to overreact until we know what it is this protest will even be.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
The financial press often overreacts about the bullish or bearish momentum behind popular investment themes.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
“The market overreacts habitually to anxiety as it relates to our sector,” Nuttall told analysts Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Sepsis develops when the body's immune system overreacts to an infection and begins damaging its own tissues and organs.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
"He's harmless, but cautious of everything and he sometimes overreacts."
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2023
Their immune system overreacts to peanut-containing foods, triggering an inflammatory cascade that causes hives, wheezing or worse.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
Krishna suggested the market had overreacted in February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
He was speaking after an inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 found that the Army "lost control" in a number of cases and "overreacted to a perceived threat".
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Michael Sansoterra, chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, thinks investors have overreacted.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025
In the food court, two freshmen debated whether the university had overreacted with the new police patrols and K-9 unit.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
I usually only called my parents on Sunday afternoons, so when my mom heard my voice, she instantly overreacted.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
The requests add to pressure on the industry, continuing months of turmoil that executives have tried to calm by arguing investors are overreacting to a few losses and a lot of scary headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The cost of missing a real threat was death, while the cost of overreacting was a few minutes of wasted vigilance.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
"If there's a worse stretch of road in the UK, I'd like to see it, and if anyone thinks I'm overreacting I'd be happy to show them."
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Others around the industry think equities markets are overreacting to the threat of AI, which hasn’t yet slashed software earnings.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
I felt she might be overreacting, so I mentally dismissed her comments.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
