underestimate
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"These apps tend to underestimate calories, especially from fats, so what they actually ate is likely higher than what the app shows."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Many Americans underestimate the severity of Social Security’s challenges, with most unaware of the projected funding shortfall.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Romero has her own advice — never underestimate the power of the vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
On Friday, Public Health France said there had been "an increase of 29.1 percent, corresponding to 2,025 additional deaths compared with the previous week" while noting that the figure was probably "an underestimate".
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
As long as they underestimate me, I have an advantage.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
“Their greatest advantage is that the Western world underestimates them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Yass said fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos, if anything, underestimates his contribution to the U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
That there are really only two options for communication vastly underestimates dogs’ communicative potential.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
Bivens said, if anything, looking at strictly the tariffs collected underestimates the increased prices paid by consumers.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
Arguably, Mauer underestimates the scope of the challenge by focusing narrowly on the prison system, rather than counting all of the people employed in the criminal justice bureaucracy.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
One factor that previous models may have underestimated is turbulence.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Yet today she seems perhaps a little underestimated.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
The implications of a peace deal for global markets should not be underestimated.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Legally Blonde” sets up Elle to be underestimated by everybody, including the audience, although the movie drops small hints from the very start that perhaps everyone misjudges her at their peril.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
We had underestimated Inkatha’s strength in KwaZulu, and they had demonstrated it on election day.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
A major reason for von Ahlen’s call is that he thinks the market is underestimating the relative weakness of the U.K. economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Musk pushed back against sceptics on an earnings call: "I think people are really underestimating Starlink".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Harrison admitted to underestimating the backlash from fans but defended the trade, initially saying he had “no regrets.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
All of that leads him to believe that, even with the shares up about 36% year to date, investors are still underestimating the stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
But I was underestimating the resistance we would face.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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