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hyperbolic

[hahy-per-bol-ik] / ˌhaɪ pərˈbɒl ɪk /




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This sports documentary series often veers toward sensationalistic or at least hyperbolic stories, but this episode largely avoids that trap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Previous studies published in Science and Nature Communications had already observed tightly confined light waves called hyperbolic plasmon polaritons traveling through the crystal.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

More amazing, the truth has now reached readers of the New York Times and likely wouldn’t have if Mr. Trump hadn’t posted about climate science, in his usual hyperbolic, all-caps way, on Truth Social.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Piker addressed it at the time — acknowledging it as a hyperbolic critique of American foreign policy and saying he should have used more precise language.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

Understanding why he entertained such hyperbolic thoughts is the key to the core meaning of the duel.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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