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- noun Excessive enthusiasm.
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- noun Excessive
enthusiasm .
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Examples
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Thank you Ms. Eichenthal for exhibit A in my argument about the problems with the media's coverage of (and the public's overenthusiasm to) Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra.
The Young Ones 2008
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During the merger and leveraged-buyout overenthusiasm of the 1980s and early 1990s, many of our competitors agreed to do deals that my risk calculations told me to steer clear of.
The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns Alan C. Greenberg 2010
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Like all patients, Carla smells overenthusiasm with deep suspicion: a doctor who raves disproportionately about small victories is the same doctor who might be preparing his patient for some ultimate defeat.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Thank you Ms. Eichenthal for exhibit A in my argument about the problems with the media's coverage of (and the public's overenthusiasm to) Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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During the merger and leveraged-buyout overenthusiasm of the 1980s and early 1990s, many of our competitors agreed to do deals that my risk calculations told me to steer clear of.
The Rise and Fall of Bear Stearns Alan C. Greenberg 2010
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"But sometimes there's a sense of exaggeration and overenthusiasm, the view that Brazil can now play a role in every dispute, even resolve the Middle East crisis."
Slipping on the Global Stage John Lyons 2010
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"But sometimes there's a sense of exaggeration and overenthusiasm, the view that Brazil can now play a role in every dispute, even resolve the Middle East crisis."
Slipping on the Global Stage John Lyons 2010
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"But sometimes there's a sense of exaggeration and overenthusiasm, the view that Brazil can now play a role in every dispute, even resolve the Middle East crisis."
Slipping on the Global Stage John Lyons 2010
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"But sometimes there's a sense of exaggeration and overenthusiasm, the view that Brazil can now play a role in every dispute, even resolve the Middle East crisis."
Slipping on the Global Stage John Lyons 2010
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Like all patients, Carla smells overenthusiasm with deep suspicion: a doctor who raves disproportionately about small victories is the same doctor who might be preparing his patient for some ultimate defeat.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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