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Costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier says via email that her conversations with Fanning “centered around making Margo feel emotionally truthful rather than overly styled.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Government guidance says the duty should "always be applied in a proportionate way" depending on the circumstances of the case and that organisations should avoid an "overly bureaucratic and burdensome approach".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But it’s possible to become overly fixated on audits, Sepp said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

If we’re overly pessimistic about how someone will respond to us, then we might choose to hold back too often.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“Cari, we need to go to war with this overly perfumed man,” Tuti said, getting back on topic.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya