exaggeration
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It can’t be an exaggeration to say that tens of millions are grieving her death.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
The building, as he observes with only a little exaggeration, “houses not just the government but the American psyche.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
My general note is particular to the genre: Comedy works best when exaggeration arises the way it does in nature, as a fact of personality rather than as a calculated theatrical effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It is no exaggeration to call this extreme heat a 'disaster' with many people being rushed to hospitals or even dying as a result of heatstroke," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Erin’s probably the best girls’ player in the state—no exaggeration.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Owens’ story is backed by innuendo, exaggerations, outright falsehoods, and, in several instances, messages delivered through Owens’ own dreams.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
More important, we should be wary of the vast chasm between the frenzied exaggerations of the media that attend this case and its actual significance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Throughout the men’s incarceration, the administration used blanket statements and exaggerations that obscured the truth about who they are and why they were targeted.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2025
But the firm rejected reports about the extent of the damage caused by the unnamed individual, saying they "contain some exaggerations and inaccuracies".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
To be sure, some researchers have vigorously attacked the new findings as wild exaggerations.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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