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overblown

[oh-ver-blohn] / ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊn /


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Ives, who has been reliably bullish on software remaining relevant in the artificial-intelligence age, says investors are waking up to the realization that AI displacement fears are well overblown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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

Banks say the yield payments could drain deposits, while crypto firms say the threat is overblown and that banks just don’t want the competition.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

She was no stranger to the overblown courtesies of Qarth.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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