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Cash payments help businesses understate turnover to stay below the VAT threshold, while cash wages help them avoid payroll taxes.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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

“I cannot understate the complexity and engineering involved in setting up the interiors for a head-of-state type airplane,” White said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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

Some economists said the Fed’s prevailing view understates the risk of waiting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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

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

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

When a man says, "I 'low that is a purty peart sort of a hoss," he understates for the sake of emphasis.

From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Edward Eggleston

He’s somehow both understated — he’s not showboating, even when he would be entitled to — and authoritative.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Many French A-listers, drawn to the understated charm of Cap-Ferret over the glitz of the French Riviera, spend their vacations there or own homes on the peninsula.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

His understated reaction before clasping hands with Rushing seemed to simply say, I guess I did that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

She added this mean no-one would have to experience "torturous symptoms in their final days, weeks, occasionally months, and the positive impact of that cannot be understated".

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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

To say the inevitable occurs is understating the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

The move came just hours after the company faced allegations of understating debt and intentionally deceiving shareholders from short-seller firm Muddy Waters.

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