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underestimate

[uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt, uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt] / ˌʌn dərˈɛs təˌmeɪt, ˌʌn dərˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt /


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"It's best not to underestimate us," says a defiant Harriet Dart.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Wesley Ace has no complaints when people underestimate his football ability.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

It’s perfectly reasonable for Claude to underestimate its own abilities and assume it can’t do certain things—because until recently, it couldn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

MarketWatch spoke to a variety of experts, from contractors to economists, to identify some of the most common hidden costs of owning a home that new homeowners can miss or underestimate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

But you can never underestimate the power of cutthroat competition.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Although this condition is linked to a wide variety of negative health effects, the public chronically underestimates its seriousness.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

That there are really only two options for communication vastly underestimates dogs’ communicative potential.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

But that assessment underestimates both the man and the moment.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

In younger adults, focusing on short-term risk often underestimates the probability that they can get sick later in life.

From MarketWatch Mar. 19, 2026

I would like to say that he underestimates me, but that would be a lie.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

This week she said the Trump administration had "very much underestimated" Canada's importance to Maine's business community.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Canadians have never felt quite safe with America, while Americans have consistently misunderstood and underestimated the enormous land to the north.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

She said one student fainted after hearing about the disaster, but many initially underestimated the danger and waited for classmates who were in a maths lesson.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

But from being underestimated, I remember my dad being like, “You have to get comfortable with ‘no.’

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

I was particularly taken with the portrait of General Kutuzov, whom everyone at the Russian court underestimated.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Markets are underestimating the impact on utilities’ companies EPS by around 6%-9%, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

Europe is already paying the price for underestimating that strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"That is why we are committed to progressing in a collaborative way, whilst not underestimating the considerable challenges ahead, and providing stability for all at the earliest opportunity."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Micron wasn’t alone in underestimating the level of demand for AI-linked products.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

I reached the end of my tune thinking he might take this as an opportunity to applaud or maybe even apologize for underestimating me.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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