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Football quarterbacks sometimes exaggerate hits to sell roughing-the-passer penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Rumanes’ lawsuit describes a “culture of deception” at Live Nation, saying its “basic business model was to misstate and exaggerate financial figures in efforts to solicit and secure business.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

Adding to the confusion is a recent University of Michigan study suggesting that the gloves worn by researchers may exaggerate results.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026

John Davies, from the Insurance Fraud Bureau, said "opportunistic" customers were using AI to exaggerate genuine claims.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Italian fashion dominated the reign of King Henry II of France, thanks to his wife, Catherine de Medici, whose role in the arts of sixteenth-century France is hard to exaggerate.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

One factor reinforcing Block’s motivation for shorting credit is his opinion that there is too much passive investing in the market that automatically exaggerates moves when they come.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

The Donroe doctrine also exaggerates the importance of natural resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Tech’s dominance in the S&P 500, with the top 10 stocks comprising 40% of market value, exaggerates the current pullback.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

As Close broke into laughter, Leger-Walker added, “I did. Maybe it was a couple of hours later, but I definitely returned her messages. She exaggerates that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

He exaggerates his movements, lifting his feet like he is stepping onto a stage.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

As I reported in 2019, many of those arrangements turned out to be exaggerated or bogus, or predated Trump’s claim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Pondering the future of the practice, he writes, “some health claims will prove exaggerated or unfounded—that’s the nature of science.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The exaggerated stock market moves owe much to heavy speculation by retail investors using leveraged products to capitalize on the Kospi’s record-breaking rally that started in the spring of 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

“Nvidia’s skeptics have exaggerated the threats to its GPU franchise,” wrote Meeks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Lady Constance sounded merry in the sort of brightly exaggerated way that made it clear she was trying not to cry, and perhaps not entirely succeeding.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Some economists question if the pattern is repeating itself, thus exaggerating the improvement in the labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Ballmer, a former long-time CEO of Microsoft, accused Sanberg of targeting him for his well-known interest in environmental sustainability and exaggerating their relationship to convince others to invest in the fraudulent company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

EU prosecutors first detailed the scam last May, accusing subsidy beneficiaries of making claims for land that they did not own and exaggerating the number of animals on farms.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Alonso is exaggerating to make his point, but other drivers, such as world champion Lando Norris, would - and have - fundamentally agreed with what he is saying.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

I wondered whether he was exaggerating or whether working the Box was just that tough.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover