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understate

[uhn-der-steyt] / ˌʌn dərˈsteɪt /


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Moreover, these percentages understate the long odds that Paramount faces, Gu noted.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Cash payments help businesses understate turnover to stay below the VAT threshold, while cash wages help them avoid payroll taxes.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

It’s difficult to understate just how badly Tuesday went for shares of IBM.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But if they are broadening into something more persistent, the trimmed mean will understate inflation, possibly by a lot.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

Francis saw no reason to understate the power of the helical theory and within several minutes revealed the way Bessel functions gave neat answers.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

“This understates the costliness to U.S. households though, because tariffs also allow non-importing firms to raise their prices if they’re competing with imports,” Bivens said.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2026

But calling logistics “boring” understates the real barrier to scale.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

Economists say the CPI probably understates the true rate of inflation owing to the government shutdown last fall.

From MarketWatch Mar. 13, 2026

He says dismissing concerns as a GTA-style moral panic "understates what is changing".

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

What I have described understates the feeling manifested by the people.

From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by John Bright

He’s somehow both understated — he’s not showboating, even when he would be entitled to — and authoritative.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

Hunt’s understated character makes his first appearance of the season in Episode 2 Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

With his friendly smile and understated suit, the 51-year-old businessman is spearheading a series of industrial and logistics infrastructure projects, with the aim of developing sectors for the processing of raw materials.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

She added this mean no-one would have to experience "torturous symptoms in their final days, weeks, occasionally months, and the positive impact of that cannot be understated".

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

By authentic Ptolemaic standards, then, the procession of Elizabeth Taylor into Rome in the film Cleopatra was actually a rather understated affair.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

That’s understating it: Satellite data weekly updated by the European Union confirm that Canada’s total burned area in 2026 by Aug. 5 was below the 2012-25 average the EU uses as a baseline.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Short seller Muddy Waters Research accused SoFi of understating debt and intentionally diluting shareholders in a March report—claims SoFi called “factually inaccurate and misleading.”

From Barron's May 29, 2026

U.S. accounting rules for intangible assets have been subject to criticism for potentially understating their true value or sometimes excluding some internally developed assets entirely.

From MarketWatch Mar. 18, 2026

"He shows that the police overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, while understating the risk that was posed to the Israeli fans if they travelled to the area," she said.

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

He appeared to enjoy slowly understating important arguments.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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