as in values
to place too high a value on
some people overvalue material things
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Meta’s new performance review platform Meta is joining the likes of Amazon and X in debuting a new performance review platform that values employee output over effort, according to internal documents obtained by Business Insider.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026 -
The problem with shopping Dosunmu is that no other team values him as highly as the Bulls do.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Each side, in short, overestimates the other’s coherence.—
Lizzi C. Lee,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jo Brand squashes one of hers, David Baddiel tries to eat his, while Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble rip theirs to shreds and Katy Wix overestimates the naturalism of holding a hard hat under one arm for an extended period of time.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bolles appreciates All-Pro nod.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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And the Magic guard appreciates their support.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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There’s also an intangible quality about Wang that Morgan admires.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Dec. 2025
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Trump followed his praise and endorsement of tiny cars by then heaping praise on Ford Motor's full-size F-150 pickup, a vehicle the president also admires.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Overvalues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overvalues. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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