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as in overemphasizes
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as in underplays
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Inherent in their definition is a sense of shared fate—a counter to a version of food consumption that overemphasizes individual choice.
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If women ski as long as the men do and don’t do it as quickly, that ratio gets out of whack and overemphasizes skiing for the women and not for the men.
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Until Congress enacts a uniform national ban on partisan gerrymandering, the amendment’s advocates argue New York shouldn’t fight with its hands tied behind its back.
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Instead, the measure freezes corporate net operating loss and enacts taxes on social media companies, digital assets, fantasy sports, tobacco and sports betting on prediction market websites.
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Tristan Baker, head of performance at Go Perform, an athletics performance and coaching facility, and a former strength and conditioning coach at Reading, believes a still photograph exaggerates how unstable the movement appears.
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Perry has recently favored footwear that exaggerates a familiar evening shape.
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Alexander’s staging occasionally overdoes the comic exuberance.
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But Maura never overdoes the feisty granny bit.
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Now the industry argues the standardized measure overstates risk.
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That overstates his closeness to the Russian president.
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“Overplays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overplays. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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