estimating

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About 100 million people are on them worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and with the University College London estimating that number to be 1.6 million in the UK alone.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

SpaceX, which aims to debut in June and is estimating a public net worth of nearly $2 trillion, will not be like any other ticker.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

The California Teachers Assn. quickly asserted that schools are being shortchanged, estimating that $3.9 billion is being withheld.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

At Cushing, Okla.—the main U.S. oil-pricing hub—Kpler flies drones equipped with infrared sensors that in effect see through tank walls, estimating storage levels before the government releases its own market-moving data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Malaria continues to claim more lives than any other disease, with some health organizations estimating up to 2 million deaths a year.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French