exaggeration
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Kristina Kausch, a researcher at the German Marshall Fund, said it would be an exaggeration to speak of the end of the alliance.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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
He tends to pick his words carefully and avoid exaggeration or hyperbole.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
Steven Rosenbush: I agree there’s a lot of exaggeration, but actual specific companies that we’ve reported on like Walmart and Bank of New York are using agents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Even given the elements of exaggeration and myth-making in these accounts, it’s clear what a premium was placed on the training of the memory.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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