overemphasis

Example Sentences

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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

“I think that actually goes part and parcel with some of the overemphasis on these big highway widening projects.”

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

The study, published last week in Nature Sustainability, found that an overemphasis on recycling has distracted us from better options for preventing waste.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2023

Ultimately, it’s the epiphanies and insights that make it possible to enjoy, without too much guilt, the flat-out entertainment of “Some Like It Hot,” including its groaners, overemphasis and old-school gags.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2022

He was a big man, of a mingled Slavic and Oriental cast of countenance, and had nothing more awful about him than a tendency to overemphasis.

From The High Heart by King, Basil