overreact

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“The fact that investors overreact to every piece of news without questioning feasibility adds another layer of difficulty when navigating markets,” Swissquote’s Ipek Ozkardeskaya said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The problem is that investors and market outsiders often take him at his word, when he’s merely throwing out options, and thus overreact.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Traders and strategists cautioned investors not to overreact to these early shifts.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

The researchers found that infants who suffer severe RSV infections in their first months of life are more likely to develop immune responses that overreact to common allergens, including house dust mites.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

In England, foreign secretary Anthony Eden said he “deeply regretted” the news, and then set about pressuring the French not to overreact.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown