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[es-tuh-meyt, es-tuh-mit, -meyt] / ˈɛs təˌmeɪt, ˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt /




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His more recent estimate of 58 deaths marks a significant uptick on that figure.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

SpaceX's own estimate of the total value of all the markets it operates in -- rockets, satellites, internet, AI, and more.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The database giant’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue rose 21% year over year to $19.18 billion, surpassing the $19.10 billion FactSet consensus estimate.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Using a technique known as Approximate Bayesian Computation, the researchers worked backward from the fossil record to estimate how far organisms spread and how intensely they competed for resources.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Geographer Carl Sauer published the first modern estimate of northwest Mexico’s pre-Columbian population in 1935.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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