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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpricing
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In contrast, a breakdown in communication breeds mistrust, which could give rise to harmful mistakes, such as an escalatory spiral from overestimating the threat posed by the other side, or a reckless deployment of AI in conflicts.—
Boris Babic,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026 -
Moreover, Powell said the Fed thinks the official monthly payroll figures are overestimating the actual numbers by about sixty thousand.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Another common mistake is overvaluing volume.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The measure also takes aim at what medical expenses can be included in lawsuits over car accidents, in an effort, according to the company’s spokespeople, to prevent healthcare providers from inflating bills or prescribing unnecessary procedures.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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The team suspected that something else about Neanderthal’s diet was inflating Neanderthal’s nitrogen-15 values.—
Jay Kakade
December 31,
New Atlas,
31 Dec. 2025
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Still, mainstream Democrats and the Democratic Party seemed inclined to hitch their fates to many of the issues which currently define a politics of domination, like threatening Venezuela or increasing ICE funding, even though for the first time, more voters want to abolish ICE than to keep it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the increasing state support comes amid a dramatic overall decline.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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