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Even if he had given approval it would have taken a while for Ukraine to make Patriots themselves - some estimate at least a year.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The BEA also releases its revised second-quarter estimate for gross domestic product growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
For the first time, the team was able to reliably estimate the relative numbers of small, faint stars and much larger, brighter stars in galaxies at such great distances.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The number of Russian soldiers deployed in Kaliningrad is unknown, but military analysts estimate around 20,000-30,000 before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
This isn’t an exact answer, of course, but it is an accurate estimate based on all our calculations.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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By 2035, more than a third of China's population will be over 60, according to official estimates.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Still, a persistent gap remains between Washington’s estimates and what the market can independently verify.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The models that most closely matched the observations provided new estimates of UGC 9050-Dw1's total mass and showed how that mass is distributed throughout the galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
According to some estimates, about 60% of the individuals sent to Mexico during the so-called “Mexican Repatriation,” a joint effort between state and federal authorities, were American citizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The connection is rarely made that rounding off and making reasonable estimates have something to do with real life.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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LSU could pay him an estimated $1 million for his NIL, exceeding the NFL full-season rookie minimum of $885,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The city had to bridge a $1.2 billion deficit to balance its budget this year and faces an estimated $700 million deficit next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Molly Brooks, U.S. rates strategist at TD Securities, estimated that the increased buybacks would total about $14 billion more than initially expected.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Nipsco said on Sunday it was restoring power to everyone as soon as possible, and estimated Gary would have its electricity restored by Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Abel estimated the island to be about 12,000 tails long, 5,000 wide.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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Traditionally, astronomers estimating the mass hidden in small, faint stars have assumed that stars formed in roughly similar proportions throughout the universe.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
“An offshore field with 15 to 20 wells might produce 150,000 barrels a day,” Robotti said, while estimating that an onshore well might produce “a thousand barrels a day if you are lucky.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Company officials said they remain “committed to the fastest remediation possible,” estimating that the cleanup was about 80% complete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
For the third quarter, the company guided for subscription revenue of $3.98 billion to $3.98 billion, below the $4.01 billion that Wall Street is estimating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Malaria continues to claim more lives than any other disease, with some health organizations estimating up to 2 million deaths a year.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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