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While the margin of record is currently very small and any global estimate comes with uncertainties, scientists say its timing is particularly notable.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

This allowed the researchers to estimate what typical brain connectivity looks like at different points in life.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Retail analysts estimate that the global market for men’s grooming will boom by tens of billions of dollars—if not hundreds of billions of dollars—in the next five or so years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

The number of Russian soldiers deployed in Kaliningrad is unknown, but military analysts estimate around 20,000-30,000 before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

“I estimate two hundred and twelve,” Alexander announced, after a brief mental calculation.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

By 2035, more than a third of China's population will be over 60, according to official estimates.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Muse noted that Nvidia’s stock looks particularly cheap when valued based on especially bullish estimates for earnings per share of $17 in calendar 2027 and $25 in calendar 2028.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

The models that most closely matched the observations provided new estimates of UGC 9050-Dw1's total mass and showed how that mass is distributed throughout the galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

According to some estimates, about 60% of the individuals sent to Mexico during the so-called “Mexican Repatriation,” a joint effort between state and federal authorities, were American citizens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Judging by the present incidence of the disease, the American Cancer Society estimates that 45,000,000 Americans now living will eventually develop cancer.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The city had to bridge a $1.2 billion deficit to balance its budget this year and faces an estimated $700 million deficit next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

SpaceX, trading at 93 times next year’s estimated earnings, seems hardly the stock to unite both short-term-focused hedge-fund managers and more long-term-oriented mutual-fund managers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Both companies have been described as "Russia's Amazon" and it is estimated that they are used by 85-90% of Russia's economically active population.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The workers have staged a total of 60 hours of strikes this year, causing estimated losses of around $1.6 billion, according to calculations by local news agency Newsis.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

A single canal system could carry enough water to irrigate an estimated ten thousand acres.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Traditionally, astronomers estimating the mass hidden in small, faint stars have assumed that stars formed in roughly similar proportions throughout the universe.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

“An offshore field with 15 to 20 wells might produce 150,000 barrels a day,” Robotti said, while estimating that an onshore well might produce “a thousand barrels a day if you are lucky.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

The company, which is home to cable networks CNBC, MS NOW and E!, on Thursday said it now expects annual revenue to be $6.2 billion to $6.45 billion, while analysts are estimating $6.41 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Company officials said they remain “committed to the fastest remediation possible,” estimating that the cleanup was about 80% complete.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

She looks at me sideways, as if estimating how far, how much farther I’ll go in what we both know, surely, is base treachery.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood