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It is not clear how much energy AI systems use, but some researchers estimate the industry as a whole could soon consume as much as the Netherlands.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Analysts estimate the total at an additional $500 billion to $600 billion on top of the estimated $1.5 trillion U.S. private-credit market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"By accounting for the scattering and absorption by the cloud particles and atmosphere, the model allows us to estimate how strongly the liquid of cloud droplets itself must absorb light."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The witch sisters summoned another $16 million outside of North America, for a total global estimate of $46 million.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He tried to make an estimate of their distance, and a similar calculation about the hills toward which they were flying.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
The other was organ-specific aging, which estimates how rapidly individual organs or biological systems are aging.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the population aged 25 to 64 will grow 3% over the next decade, or about 0.3% a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
He estimates that arms sales to Russia and the troop deployment have netted the impoverished country close to $10bn.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Practical Magic 2" cast away Sony's "Spider-Man" from its weeks-long perch atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
When scholars first increased their estimates of Indians’ ecological management they met with considerable resistance, especially from ecologists and environmentalists.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Most of the food will be unsold items that would otherwise have gone to waste, and will feed an estimated 7,000 residents each week.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Banderol and Geran-5 are both estimated to cost around $100,000 each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
An estimated 190,000 mines were placed in the North Sea during WWI in hopes that enemy ships would strike them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
“An estimated $4 billion in economic output lost, and another $550 million lost in tax revenue at the local, state and federal level.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Matthias estimated that it was probably underneath where the weather vane was situated.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Even there, the population is small, with the most recent survey estimating just 140 mature individuals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Some current and former employees at Anthropic and OpenAI echoed his assessment, with one estimating the chance that “AI could kill all humans” at more than 10%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!” he wrote on X, estimating that there is a greater than 10% chance of human extinction from AI within the next decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Asking not to be named in fear for the safety of relatives, they said mourning rituals were being held, estimating that at least 24 people had died.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
As we walked, we concentrated on listening to our breathing, calculating the distance to the next landmark, and estimating the remaining time.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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