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The researchers estimate that this could correspond to roughly 25,000 hours of operation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

That beat a 471.71 billion won consensus estimate compiled by FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Houston oil major ConocoPhillips rose 1.5% to $116.76 after posting second-quarter adjusted earnings ahead of the mean analyst estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Officially pedestrians account for roughly a fifth of road deaths, external, but independent studies cited by Tiwari estimate the share is closer to 30-40%.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

According to a 1999 estimate from the United Nations, the earth’s population in the beginning of the sixteenth century was about 500 million.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

So far for the second quarter, S&P 500 companies have notched 50.4% earnings growth in aggregate, when combining estimates and actual results, according to the FactSet report.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

The FAA estimates that the mandatory inspections will affect 471 jets in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 some estimates, the black hair care industry is worth more than one billion dollars annually.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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

Irish police in 2024 estimated the Kinahan clan to be worth at least 1 billion euros, equivalent to around $1.1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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

He hadn’t seen a weather report for a couple of hours, but he estimated that the wind was blowing at least fifteen miles an hour where they were standing, and gusting to twenty-five or thirty.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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

For the third quarter, the company guided for subscription revenue of $3.98 billion to $3.98 billion, below the $4.01 billion that Wall Street is estimating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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

Ofcom has set out a number of ways websites can verify the age of users, including through credit card checks, photo ID matching and estimating age using a selfie.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

To be honest, I’m just estimating, because I didn’t think to count until about halfway through the lecture.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith