estimate
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Some economists think the Fed will hold rates steady all year, and estimate that the next move will be a rate cut in the summer of 2027.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
By comparing the model to observational data, we estimate that the universe has already gone through three or four cycles of expansion and contraction, with fewer than ten remaining.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026
BHP in January raised the first stage cost estimate to $8.4 billion from an initial $5.7 billion, with production expected next year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
But financial data that could validate his estimate hasn’t surfaced in court records.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Seton made his estimate in 1929, and it is still widely quoted today.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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