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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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AI demand may continue to grow, but at a slower pace than expected, as firms likely underestimate the barriers to AI adoption, CE says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

"I think people wildly underestimate the level of sensitive information that in-home recordings would pick up," she said.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Don’t underestimate healthcare costs if your husband decides to join you in retirement and you don’t have the benefit — or luxury — of his workplace healthcare plan, assuming he has one.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

But I would not underestimate Siebel Newsom, who showed her strength when she testified against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, laying out publicly a private, painful tale.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

This was unfortunate not only because Ptolemaeus’s system was wrong, but because it seemed to endorse a measurement of the earth’s circumference of 18,000 miles—a significant underestimate.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

“We believe the Street still underestimates the sustainability of margin recovery,” Tarlowe writes, adding $3 to his price target, to $245, and reiterating a Buy rating.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Bivens said, if anything, looking at strictly the tariffs collected underestimates the increased prices paid by consumers.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2026

But the hope that games might one day absorb humanity’s deepest conflicts underestimates how much those conflicts depend on stakes that games, by design, cannot replicate.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

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.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Puschendorf said: "Diversity is really hard to quantify, but what this new study shows is that we have completely underestimated the insects."

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

The engineering challenges of building “behind-the-meter” projects have been underestimated, but can provide companies with computing power more quickly and avoid cost impacts to other ratepayers, James said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

“Well, my mistake. I underestimated you, Red. Boy, did I.”

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 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

Wall Street is underestimating how much Meta will spend on AMD’s AI chips, a Citi analyst said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

Former health secretary Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor who is seeking a return to the Commons, accused Sir Tony of underestimating the impact of inequality in his critique.

From BBC May 29, 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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