overreaction
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Private debt managers say their investments are doing well and that the redemptions are an overreaction to a handful of blowups in the wider credit markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Wright also pointed to global reserves on hand, casting the recent price run-up as a market overreaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Although the top-line study results were disappointing, the after-hours selloff appears to be an overreaction, Mikson said.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
But the problem was that Fitz knew about the letter, if her overreaction to me taking it was any indication, which meant that my fate was in her entitled little hands.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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