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Since the start of the third quarter, the bottom-up consensus estimate for S&P 500 companies’ earnings-per-share has climbed 1%, with upward revisions to most sectors, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The successive years of record-breaking flooding which followed were so widespread it's impossible to estimate the impact on wildlife.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

They also completed a cycling test that was used to estimate VO2 max.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

The main data event in the U.K. is the release of the first estimate of second-quarter GDP data due on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

I thought he could have given me a decent estimate if he had wanted to.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

The Electric Power Research Institute estimates that data centers could account for as much as 9% of annual U.S. electricity generation by 2030, compared with 4% of total electricity demand in 2023.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

She estimates the special dividend could come up to be S$0.18 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

That said, while Doximity beat revenue expectations for its most recent quarter, it came a penny short of estimates for adjusted earnings per share, delivering 29 cents.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

The MPI estimates, external that between 20,000 to 26,000 babies were born in the US annually as a result of birth tourism, which is about 0.5 to 0.7% of total annual births.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

According to the estimates of this chapter, one of them is the sun of a civilization more advanced than ours.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation -- roughly one for every seven inhabitants.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

In joint work with the Brookings Institution economists Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson, Veuger estimated that the economy only needs to add about 15,000 jobs a month to keep the unemployment rate steady.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

It’s estimated that fewer than 10,000 exist in the wild.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

She estimated there were at least 200 protesters, many of them youths wearing hoodies.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

An estimated 40,000 Spiritualist believers resided in that metropolis already, but with a growing population of half a million people, there was plenty of opportunity to grow the spirit cause as well.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The company, which is home to cable networks CNBC, MS NOW and E!, on Thursday said it now expects annual revenue to be $6.2 billion to $6.45 billion, while analysts are estimating $6.41 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Company officials said they remain “committed to the fastest remediation possible,” estimating that the cleanup was about 80% complete.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

In March, Foxconn announced $137 million in investments across two Mexican subsidiaries after estimating its production could double this year.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

“These approaches create a gap. Insurers often rely on standardized estimating software built on regional averages, while contractors price work based on current labor availability, material shortages, permit requirements, and real construction conditions.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

It’s a simple way of estimating how many friends and acquaintances you have.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell