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overemphasis

[oh-ver-em-fuh-sis] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fə sɪs /




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He thinks big companies will soon realize that their overemphasis on AI-produced code is driving up costs and leading to subpar software.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Thomas Dee, a Stanford University education professor and economist, warns that an overemphasis on telling parents to send their children to school with a cold could backfire.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2025

That dirty fuel, the overemphasis on external markers of achievement, will get you a short term win.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2023

Still, a subset of F1 devotees complain about what they see as an overemphasis on entertainment and ginned-up drama.

From New York Times May 13, 2023

Such overemphasis placed on mere form tended to draw the attention of the writer away from the matter.

From History of American Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post




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