Word: downplay
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Apart from certain omissions, there was nothing factually inaccurate in what Kolata wrote. Folkman, in his statements, went out of his way to downplay his findings. But his carefully cautionary tone was completely overshadowed by the quotes Kolata attributed to a host of other scientists and the adjectives they used to describe Folkman's work. His results were "remarkable," "exciting" and "wonderful." Dr. James Pluda of the National Cancer Institute said he and his colleagues were "electrified" and "almost overwhelmed" by the data...
...itself had not been so stylized, hyperbole itself so woven into the fabric of the event. The audience and even the sponsoring hosts came less to hear a reading than to canonize their hero, speaking and behaving in such a self-conscious series of superlatives that no account could downplay their ecstasy and still comprise a faithful report...
...Crimson to continue to focus obsessively on the blotter and downplay the substantive details of these crimes, is to do the HUPD--and students--a great disservice. ADAM R. KOVACEVICH '99 March...
...surprised a lot of people read their booksand specifically cited them," said Dufirston J.Neree, a Kennedy School student. "It shows anopen-mindedness of them, to try to at least seewhat people of different viewpoints have to say. Iwouldn't downplay that...
...plate fund raiser. It seems Adams managed to get herself and the First Lady booted from the stuffy club by gabbing on a cellular phone, rustling her bags and getting Hillary to spray Adams' incredibly unpleasant perfume, Gossip, in the air. The First Lady's spokeswoman tried to downplay the incident. Good luck...