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Which sentence from Reagan’s "Tear Down This Wall” speech is the best example of hyperbole?

“I find in Berlin a message of hope, even in the shadow of this wall, a message of triumph.”
“The sign read simply: ‘The Marshall Plan is helping here to strengthen the free world.’”
“Throughout the Pacific, free markets are working miracle after miracle of economic growth.”
“In Europe, only one nation and those it controls refuse to join the community of freedom.”

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“The third sentence: ‘Throughout the Pacific, free markets are working miracle after miracle of economic growth.’

Explanation: calling repeated economic gains “miracle after miracle” is an obvious exaggeration for effect — a textbook example of hyperbole.