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"overstate the influence" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is an idiom that usually refers to someone exaggerating or giving too much importance to the effect that something has. For example, "The news media often overstate the influence of celebrities when reporting on their latest projects."
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It's impossible to overstate the influence of Kahneman and Tversky.
It would be almost impossible to overstate the influence of "Maus" among other artists.
Mentioning all this is not to overstate the influence of English fans.
"You can't overstate the influence Max had on Luke," Jarret Myer says.
It's hard to overstate the influence her violently charged, dreamlike worlds and stark stagescapes have had.
When it comes to gambling in New Jersey, it would be difficult to overstate the influence of Mr. Gormley.
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Because of an editing error, an article on Dec. 20 about deliberations by Pakistan's Supreme Court on whether to open an investigation into a memo suggesting a power struggle between the civilian government and the military overstated the influence that the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party has over the city of Karachi.
"Flash Gordon" is such a forgotten corner of the culture, and yet, if we actually listen to Lucas, he says that people have overstated the influence of other aspects, like Kurosawa, and understated the importance of this silly little serial from the late thirties and early forties.
Read the full article by Robert Crosby at Outreach Magazine - "MegaChange: 10 Church Trends".
But as undignified as this all is, conspiracy mongering vastly overstates the influence the DNC exerts on primary voters.
It is difficult to overstate the Brothers' influence on Ireland.
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