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The complication behind the Novartis deaths happens when the immune cells, once reinfused, overreact and set off a wave of inflammation that can damage organs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

She makes some insufficiently careful decisions, but those around her tend to overreact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Nutrition experts commenting on the research have also urged people not to overreact.

From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026

"I did overreact, yes, in the way I reacted. It could have been different but I ended up losing my head," added Neymar.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

“It’s just a meeting, y’all, I promise. It’s not even the actual protest. Even then...we should probably wait to overreact until we know what it is this protest will even be.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

The financial press often overreacts about the bullish or bearish momentum behind popular investment themes.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026

“The market overreacts habitually to anxiety as it relates to our sector,” Nuttall told analysts Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

That's when tiny amounts of pollen are injected into the body over time to get it used to the substance, so that it no longer overreacts.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024

Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection that occurs when the immune system overreacts and starts to damage the body’s tissues and organs.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024

“They overreacted, and there’s proof that they overreacted because now there’s a framework that makes sense,” Lutnick said in an interview with Bloomberg TV at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Michael Sansoterra, chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, thinks investors have overreacted.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025

In the food court, two freshmen debated whether the university had overreacted with the new police patrols and K-9 unit.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025

An optimist would say the market overreacted and now it’s time to get on with our lives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

I usually only called my parents on Sunday afternoons, so when my mom heard my voice, she instantly overreacted.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

“In our view, equity markets are overreacting to both developments,” Lee said, adding that stocks tend to respond quickly to developments in conflicts because of uncertainty.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

The requests add to pressure on the industry, continuing months of turmoil that executives have tried to calm by arguing investors are overreacting to a few losses and a lot of scary headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The cost of missing a real threat was death, while the cost of overreacting was a few minutes of wasted vigilance.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

"If there's a worse stretch of road in the UK, I'd like to see it, and if anyone thinks I'm overreacting I'd be happy to show them."

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

I know she thinks I’m overreacting again, but I’m not overreacting and really can’t deal with her telling me I’m overreacting.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner