overemphasis
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An overemphasis on winning risks rewarding the vigilant while exhausting everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“I think that actually goes part and parcel with some of the overemphasis on these big highway widening projects.”
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024
That dirty fuel, the overemphasis on external markers of achievement, will get you a short term win.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023
Still, a subset of F1 devotees complain about what they see as an overemphasis on entertainment and ginned-up drama.
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
These are misconceptions of the theory, due, no doubt, to the overemphasis placed upon it by its authors—a common experience of new doctrines—and, above all, the exaggerations of too zealous, unrestrained disciples.
From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by Spargo, John
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