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- noun A
reaction that isinadequate orinsufficient .
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Examples
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"When lives are at stake, it is better to err on the side of overreaction than underreaction," he wrote.
Health Official Reigned in '76 Swine-Flu Fight Stephen Miller 2011
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Ignoring the threat from the Iranian president, Bachmann said, would be the greatest underreaction in world history ...
Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann Spar Over Nuclear Iran (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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There are analyst overconfidence and underreaction studies that seem to show predicative power.
Fama vs. Thaler, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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"Based on what we were seeing and what we were concerned about, it felt like a chronic underreaction at the federal level," said John Ryan, a senior official with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.
Regulators lagged in foreclosure oversight Zachary A. Goldfarb 2010
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"Based on what we were seeing and what we were concerned about, it felt like a chronic underreaction at the federal level," said John Ryan, a senior official with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.
Regulators flawed in foreclosure oversight Zachary A. Goldfarb 2010
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"Based on what we were seeing and what we were concerned about, it felt like a chronic underreaction at the federal level," said John Ryan, a senior official with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.
Regulators flawed in foreclosure oversight Zachary A. Goldfarb 2010
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SP: If we have to make a mistake of overreaction or underreaction, I think I prefer the overreaction to underreaction.
We can't, and shouldn't, ignore the Israeli consensus on Iran 2009
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But some public-health experts argue that overreaction is better than underreaction when lives are at stake.
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SP: If we have to make a mistake of overreaction or underreaction, I think I prefer the overreaction to underreaction.
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"It's a lot easier to correct the errors of overreaction than the errors of underreaction," the former Harvard president said.
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