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Separately, the new chair of the OBR Jonathan Haskel is known for his argument that official statistics understate investment in intangibles like software and data.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

It is hard to understate what’s at stake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 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

In that sense, these adjustments may understate the effect of maintaining a given standard of consumption.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 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

The IEA cautioned that GPS jamming and vessels switching off their transponders mean the data likely understates actual traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

But he understates the scope of the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“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

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

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026

Thus Admiral Porter, who even understates the facts.

From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Richard Taylor

But this we must discover for ourselves, for the wall labels of the exhibition—curated by Cindy Kang of the Barnes—are mercifully understated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

She explained that keeping the remembrance understated helped her manage the emotions of the day.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Enter Reinsve and Stan, an ideal pair of leads capable of providing the understated, baseline emotion that Mungiu requires to pull off an undertaking as tricky as “Fjord.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

“It’s different than anything I’ve experienced, for sure,” Tarik Skubal said of the understated celebration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

He was serving Baby’s porridge when the deputy president spoke briefly on the radio, the voice understated, as if he were exhausted from the effort of saying, “The government is handing over to the military.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

But by emphasizing Wilson’s populism, he risks understating or even sidestepping other crucial parts of Wilson’s life and mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

SoFi Technologies shares rose 1.4% to $17.61 after short-seller Muddy Waters accused the company of understating debt.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 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 also found the force in its advice had overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, while understating the risks posed to the Israeli fans.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

C. J. was understating the gravity of the situation.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston