overreaction
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Jefferies analyst Randal Konik deemed Thursday’s 31% stock plunge an overreaction.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
In a note to clients, Huynh asserted the initial bout of market panic was an overreaction.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says some women have been made to feel like "second class citizens" with their pain treated "as an inconvenience and their symptoms as an overreaction".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Executives in the private-credit world say that there is overreaction to a few bad investments, and that their industry is healthy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
It might have been seen as an overreaction, but at least I would have gotten everyone’s attention.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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