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estimate

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




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The pattern and timing of that light allow scientists to estimate the direction the neutrino came from — helping them trace its origins in the cosmos.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

California had already looked to enforcement efforts to investigate suspicious out-of-state car sales, which officials estimate amount to $10 million annually in lost tax revenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Most of what’s been received so far—analysts estimate around $100 million—has been invested into price cuts on items like soda, meat and produce, said CFO Gary Millerchip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Kinetiq Political Insights' latest estimate is slightly higher at $11.96 billion, with a projected range of $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

He knew, as do many Gethenians, the caloric and nutritive value of each food; he knew his own requirements under various conditions, and how to estimate mine pretty closely.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

It raises its estimates for UOB’s 2027 and 2028 profit after tax and minority interests by 5% and 4%, respectively, citing stronger average asset yields due to the higher benchmark rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Moving it through a pipeline and into a tanker requires treatment that would add $15 a barrel to its cost, he estimates, not counting the specialized equipment needed to refine it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

"The WHO initial risk assessment from the information available estimates the risk to be moderate to low for Irkutsk," WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a press briefing in Geneva.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Yet estimates suggest that less than 6 billion barrels of commercial inventories remain.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

America ended legal slavery more than 150 years ago, after four years of a catastrophic civil war that took the lives of as many as 750,000 Americans, according to new estimates.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The analyst expects a strong flu season to support the sector’s core profit, which is estimated to rise 8% on year in 3Q.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The company is expected to grow at a 70% rate, but the stock trades cheaply at less than 20 times estimated earnings per share for its next fiscal year, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Every £1 of UK investment through the European Space Agency generated £7.49 in direct economic benefit, an independent evaluation commissioned by the UK Space Agency estimated.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Researchers then created a computer model that estimated each person's age based on those communication patterns.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

An estimated 25,000 demonstrators fill the street in front of the Alabama state capitol, March 25, 1965.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

That finding challenges the usual way scientists interpret thermal stress and provides a new approach for estimating total heat exposure across coastal ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

That commentary suggests the risk to September jobs could be higher than what analysts are estimating.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

The five-year pledge comes alongside research from TD Economics estimating that overall Canadian nation-building capital investments could reach up to $1.2 trillion by 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The state auditor recently released a report estimating that five of them need repairs that would cost $2.4 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

It was from 1658 onwards, and thanks to Christiaan Huygens, that ordinary people began to have access to accurate timepieces, instead of estimating the time of day by the position of the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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