Example Sentences

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The financial press often overreacts about the bullish or bearish momentum behind popular investment themes.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

“The market overreacts habitually to anxiety as it relates to our sector,” Nuttall told analysts Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Allergies occur when the immune system overreacts to triggers such as dust and pollution.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

Their immune system overreacts to peanut-containing foods, triggering an inflammatory cascade that causes hives, wheezing or worse.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023