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exaggeration

[ig-zaj-uh-rey-shuhn] / ɪgˌzædʒ əˈreɪ ʃən /


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"While some data centre projects associated with less competitive players may be delayed, it would be an exaggeration to interpret this as a broad slowdown in AI infrastructure investment," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

If attributing the outbreak of the Civil War to the publication of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was an exaggeration, it was a defensible one.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

“When I called 911, this is no exaggeration, I was on hold for 30 minutes before I got a person. Thirty full minutes,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Epidemiologist Abby Lippman dubbed such exaggeration of what genes do “geneticization,” and Ball calls geneticization a “hair’s breadth away from eugenics.”

From Slate Mar. 19, 2026

To say that the dinner went badly would be an exaggeration, but it didn’t go all that well, either.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Strauss regularly goes off the rails in his exaggerations, but with Dudamel there are no railing critics or anything thing else, not that he doesn’t have cause.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

"When I used to give a demo, I used to get so excited. I was like a kid," Molyneux admits of some of his past exaggerations.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

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

At once, Penelope wondered if her well- intended exaggerations might have been unwise.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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