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• n  a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said

• Then he rereads the entire paragraph, which gives one chills, partly for Darwin's understatement.
• That's quite an understatement for an already hyper-competitive market with tens of millions of users.
• PTI (March 13, 1933) thought Kong too humongous to be "plausible" an understatement if ever there was onebut also found him "wholly enjoyable," which is also a bit of an .

• overstatement

News & Articles

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• Rory McIlroy bends his wedge in half during the final round of the U.S. Open
  To say it's been a tough year for Rory McIlroy would be an understatement. The two-time major winner headed into 2013 with plenty of hype and expectations, but it has been completely forgettable to this point. That trend continued this … Continue reading ?
  June 16, 2013 - Devil Ball Golf via Yahoo! Sports
• Local Head Starts scaled back under federal budget cuts
  Almost 30 years ago, Pauline Smith was lost, and to say her future was uncertain would be an understatement. Abandoned by her husband, the single mom was left to care for three young children alone while searching for a career. With few options, Ms. Smith turned to Head Start, the federal preschool program for low-income [...]
  June 16, 2013 - The Suffolk Times
• Previewing WWE Payback 2013: Does CM Punk's Return Make Payback Worth Buying?
  CM Punk will make his return tonight on pay-per-view to take on Chris Jericho as WWE presents its first Payback show.  To say that Punk has been missed on WWE television would be a tremendous understatement, since there has been a main event hole on the show that has yet to be filled by another worker. CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho will obviously be a good match (if it takes place—more on that later ...
  June 16, 2013 - Bleacher Report

Quotes

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• George Steinbrenner in USA Today
  He'd be by $4 million a year the highest-paid relief pitcher,Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said Tuesday. "To say that's a strong offer would be an understatement."
• Greg Norman in International Herald Tribune
  Obviously I'm disappointed,said Norman. "That would be an understatement if I didn't say I was disappointed. But it was a tough day today. Padraig played great. Even though he tried to let it get away in the middle of the round he came...
• Harry Reid in FOXNews
  To say I was disappointed in the meeting is an understatement,Reid, D-Nev., told reporters. "I really did expect that the president would accept some accountability for what we're trying to accomplish here."