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Or do they understate underlying pressure because those same effects aren’t actually one-offs but persistent forces shaping the economy?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

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

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026

But this might understate the true price because post-pandemic construction costs have risen faster than general CPI inflation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

And that number may dramatically understate the potential for space to get a lot more crowded.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 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

Some scientists say the guidance understates the possibility of airborne spread in indoor settings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

And that understates the savings, because it also would have cut the $9 trillion in net interest the government has to pay on the national debt over that period.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 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

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

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

Illinois boosters say our beautiful rich black soil averages ten feet in depth, but I think this understates the case—at least our beautiful black dirt roads seem to be deeper than that in the spring.

From Homeburg Memories by Fitch, George

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

The petition committee said the values on the tracker are often slightly understated due to the time it takes to collect signature sheets, process them, and update the website.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

At a time when drama has come to depend on celebrity leads and commercial hype, this bounty of understated excellence is heartening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

It was an understated ending to his 20-year career, during which he was part of the 2015 Davis Cup team that secured Great Britain's first title in 79 years.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Premo had a good point, I thought, but with the blossoming cynicism of a few weeks in Sing Sing’s blocks, I could see he’d understated his case.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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

To say the inevitable occurs is understating the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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