extrapolate
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Mr Justice Nicklin started to ask what the best single piece of evidence for each article was, and Sherborne was forced to say: "We are asking your lordship to extrapolate."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham suggests that markets extrapolate current conditions into the future, rather than predicting significant changes.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Hence, “markets were reluctant to extrapolate the print into a materially more dovish Fed path, helping the USD stabilize,” Wong adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
“Even when we extrapolate the best-case scenario for chip production from our suppliers, it’s still not enough,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025
“I can extrapolate from that; it’s clearly still effective.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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