underestimate
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Asked if Isar could one day be valued at 100 billion euros, Metzler said "people massively underestimate the potential of space".
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Because people may forget foods, underestimate portions, or inaccurately report their habits, these estimates may not perfectly reflect actual sweetener consumption.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The ability to go years without access to your money is a huge risk that even sophisticated / institutional investors underestimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
“I think people underestimate the power of high tides,” Vukojevic said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
When the meeting adjourned, Mott hugged Bush and thanked her for taking the lead, and Stanton realized she had been wrong to underestimate the female leadership.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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"Keeping scale-ups on the fringes underestimates the contribution of our greatest companies, and we need to support and develop them on British shores at all costs," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Subsequent research has shown that these forces had a much greater impact than was historically acknowledged, suggesting that many early population figures were already substantial underestimates.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Yass said fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos, if anything, underestimates his contribution to the U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
But that assessment underestimates both the man and the moment.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Because he never underestimates the cruelty of those we face.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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In the past, people who received the tax credits but underestimated their income didn’t have to pay back the full amount.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Justice Kagan noticed the problem, but underestimated it.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
“And that’s a testament to Cole writing something very true and anchored in real emotion. I think anyone who has ever felt underestimated or misunderstood or overlooked can really identify with this role.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Math has become the easiest way to understand how dramatically AI’s capabilities have advanced and how badly people have underestimated them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Yet Birge underestimated Robert Sproul, one of the few people who could outmatch Ernest Lawrence in cajolery.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Jim O'Neill, an economist and former Treasury minister, said: "I'm not surprised. People were, and to a lesser extent, are, underestimating the improving momentum in the UK,"
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Are we underestimating the financial consequences of one of us dying relatively soon, or of either of us requiring long-term care?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Murphy will need to find a new gimmick—because nobody will make the mistake of underestimating the Brewers ever again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Fashion giants on both sides of the Atlantic are underestimating the Chinese shopper at their own peril.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The pilot either had never seen a fire hurler before, or was underestimating its power, for he flew straight on toward the bears without climbing or turning a fraction to either side.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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