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That was above the estimate of ¥61.3 billion in a poll of analysts by data provider Visible Alpha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
For a rough estimate for what certain items in your home might fetch, try taking photos and then asking Google Lens, eBay Virtual Search or an AI bot like ChatGPT or Google Gemini.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The liver converts it into 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the form doctors commonly measure in blood tests to estimate a person's vitamin D status.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The agreement means around 78,000 employees from Samsung's 125,000-strong domestic workforce are eligible to receive a bonus of roughly $370,000 this year, based on a market estimate of profits.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Gerry then presented his own personal estimate of the revenue required to compensate the slave owners for purchasing their slaves at current market value and came up with the figure of $10 million.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Logan estimates about 40 percent of US soybeans are exported, with China traditionally a key buyer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Across various coverage scenarios, Bernstein estimates SpaceX’s total network cost would span $50 billion to $130 billion and require anywhere from 30,000 to 120,000 tower locations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Deborah Learoyd, Freesuns' CEO and managing director, estimates that the company's sales have grown 20–30% since it was established in 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The WTO estimates that overseas sales from the region will tumble by 17.2% before rebounding by 23.3% next year, assuming the conflict does not extend through 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
There’s no reliable statistic documenting how many people embraced the game as a result of the publicity surrounding the Fischer–Spassky match, but some estimates put the number in the millions.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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"The research is particularly important for the endangered Australian sea lion, which has an estimated population of only about 12,000 animals and relies on hearing for communication, finding food, navigation and detecting threats," Erbe said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The broker, who is also a homeowner, estimated that he could save about $617 in property taxes in 2027, and over $1,200 the following year if the ballot measure passes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported the deal had an estimated earnout of $250 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The agreement mirrors Rogan’s previous deal, which carried an estimated $250 million earnout and let the show be distributed broadly across rival platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Parker was estimated to be worth over $120 million, but the government could only locate half of that amount.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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"We're now estimating the size of the movement of Earth's mass center back and forth each year to be about half of what we believed it to be eight years ago," said Argus.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
However, estimating the current scale of SpaceX’s computing business can be difficult.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
He points to research estimating the environmental impact of cellulosic microfibers as one to two orders of magnitude lower than that of synthetic fibers, largely because they degrade faster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But relatives had some concerns about his weight, estimating the boy to be about 200 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
When the random sample selected contains one thousand people, the theoretical 95 percent confidence interval for estimating the percentage who favor candidate X or dog food Y is about plus or minus 3 percent.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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