overreact
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She makes some insufficiently careful decisions, but those around her tend to overreact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Wall Street analysts told investors not to overreact to Amazon’s supply chain ambitions, noting that the company has been expanding its logistics operations for years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 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
One must never overreact to the spoils of one’s windfall.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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
Sepsis develops when the body's immune system overreacts to an infection and begins damaging its own tissues and organs.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2026
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered when a person's immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage the body's own tissues and organs, with symptoms that can be hard to spot.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
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
Krishna suggested the market had overreacted in February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
He was speaking after an inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 found that the Army "lost control" in a number of cases and "overreacted to a perceived threat".
From BBC ● May 1, 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
“I may have overreacted there,” he said, and he chuckled as a bolt of awkward energy surged in his chest.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
“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
Castellanos and others have accused the department of overreacting to the situation, which they maintain was largely peaceful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
“You don’t think you’re overreacting? Just a bit?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
