exaggeration
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Epidemiologist Abby Lippman dubbed such exaggeration of what genes do “geneticization,” and Ball calls geneticization a “hair’s breadth away from eugenics.”
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
“By removing these boxed warnings, we ensure that women receive accurate information about hormone therapy—free from exaggeration or fear,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Seyfried’s performance is, no exaggeration, one of the finest and most mesmerizing turns any actor has given across the thriller genre.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
“We cannot give everyone a trial, because to do so would take, without exaggeration, 200 years,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
During our visit, Cletus didn’t pull out his old suitcase, didn’t entertain us with his usual stories of exaggeration and gossip.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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