estimate

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To be sure, calculating real interest rates is not an exact science, since they are based on future inflation — and that is something we can only estimate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Even if the ceasefire holds and a peace deal is reached in time, analysts estimate it will take months to restart production and get supplies back to normal.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It helps scientists better estimate how often impacts occur, which is important for assessing risks to spacecraft and future human missions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Yet city officials estimate that more than 5,000 properties sit empty most of the year, which some advocates argue worsens the city’s housing shortage and affordability crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“I estimate five,” said Cassiopeia, who believed it was important to be accurate when speaking about numbers.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood