oversimplify
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Industry officials said both descriptions vastly oversimplify things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Conventional simulations oversimplify real materials, while experiments reveal complexity without a clear way to quantify cause and effect," explains Prof. Kotsugi.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
Wald doesn’t think investors should oversimplify and assume that a strong dollar is always a headwind for big U.S. multinational companies—or a weak dollar supportive because it makes exports cheaper.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
“Blanket messages may oversimplify complex evidence,” they wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
It’s easy to oversimplify what was undoubtedly a rapid and dramatic expansion, and to picture all Khoisan in the way being trampled by onrushing Bantu hordes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Focusing too hard on the success stories glosses over these patients’ experiences—and oversimplifies the complex nature of treating chronic pain for teens who come to these programs hoping for a cure.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
While plausible, this view oversimplifies broader global trade instability that South America is also exposed to.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
"That number really oversimplifies what happens physiologically in the body when your body is exposed to that temperature, and it doesn't account for important variables like age or other vulnerability factors."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
The "calories in, calories out" formula for weight loss success is a myth because it oversimplifies the complex process of calculating energy intake and expenditure.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023
Suffice to say that there is a core of truth to Jefferson’s account of the dinner-table bargain, though it vastly oversimplifies the history that was happening at that propitious moment.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Advisers today consider this guideline outdated and oversimplified because it relies on static assumptions that don’t reflect modern retirement realities such as longer life expectancies, unexpected healthcare expenses and market downturns.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
“We are concerned this testing, without the proper scientific, regulatory and environmental context, can lead to oversimplified statements, not representative of the product category or industry.”
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026
"The ice giant classification is oversimplified as Uranus and Neptune are still poorly understood," says Luca Morf, PhD student at the University of Zurich and lead author of the work.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025
That has often been oversimplified to mean 1.5C is "safe", something glaciologists have cautioned against for years.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
But it would be dangerous to rely on examples such as this to support an oversimplified view of the role of experience.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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“I think we are way oversimplifying health here and worry that some women will not get treated for major conditions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Expecting transparency to be one-size-fits-all can result in us oversimplifying the complexity of international fisheries.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2023
But AI is not a monolith, and anyone who says it’s either all good or all evil is oversimplifying.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2023
If that sounds like oversimplifying things, then you’re starting to understand the inner life of Paul, the 42-year-old would-be hero of Teddy Wayne’s fifth novel, “The Great Man Theory.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
Father of course says this is superstitious and oversimplifying matters.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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