estimating

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Analysts use satellite images to measure the rise and fall of floating tank roofs, estimating from the size of the shadows they cast how full they are.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Although the budget documents note the potential for gains from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, each of which have a significant labor force in the state, the government refrained from estimating the impact.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

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

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