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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overcount .
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Examples
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National Association of Realtors is reviewing U.S. home sales numbers as far back as 2007; it might have overcounted.
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National Association of Realtors is reviewing U.S. home sales numbers as far back as 2007; it might have overcounted.
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The NAR is reviewing data going back as far as 2007 to determine whether it overcounted sales, with a decision on whether revisions are needed expected by the summer.
Home Sales Rise as Prices Fall Tom Barkley 2011
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Police announced, meanwhile, that they had dramatically overcounted the number of people slain in a shooting spree at a political youth group's island retreat and were lowering the confirmed death toll from 86 to 68.
Anders Behring Breivik, Norway Mass Killer, Pleads Not Guilty 2011
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Mitt Romney may have been overcounted by 20 in the final tally of Iowa caucus-goers, but both he and his campaign were declining to weigh in on the story that broke Thursday night.
Iowa Caucus 2012 Results: Vote-Counter Says Mistake Gave Mitt Romney 20 Extra Votes [UPDATED] The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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National Association of Realtors is reviewing U.S. home sales numbers as far back as 2007; it might have overcounted.
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Meanwhile, police revealed they had dramatically overcounted the number of people slain in the shooting spree on Utoya island, lowering the death toll there from 86 to 68.
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They will not be able to determine which particular ballots were overcounted (assuming that was the case).
Franken Camp Sounds Alarm: Votes Missing In Minneapolis! 2009
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My guess, just from a long career of seeing how things get overcounted, would put it more at 20.
Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2009
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Indeed, extrapolation yields ridiculous results like claiming Indians on reservations have been overcounted.
"It became clear to me to me that it would be very difficult day in and day out to serve in this Cabinet," says Judd Gregg, withdrawing. Ann Althouse 2009
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