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overblown

[oh-ver-blohn] / ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊn /


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Executives at fund managers have said the redemptions have been overblown and that their underlying investment theses are solid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The private credit fears are also overblown, Faucette argued.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The concern that losses from the $2 trillion private-credit market will damage banks in the same way as subprime mortgage debt did are overblown, Adrian told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

That sounds awfully dire and overblown, I know.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The proposal won him only a stern lecture from Lewis Strauss, who maintained that concerns over fallout were overblown, and therefore a ban was unnecessary.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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