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On busy nights, I’d estimate the wait, scribble down a last name, party size and pager number in black pen, then hand over a pleasantly hefty plastic puck.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

If astronomers can estimate when a black hole's feeding rate will approach the critical threshold, they may be able to predict when a delayed jet is likely to appear.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Rauh’s estimate has been a centerpiece of the no-on-40 campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

I own a business that I estimate would be worth $500,000-600,000 if sold today.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Given that there is some rough economic estimate of a stock’s value, regression to the mean can sometimes be used to justify a kind of contrarian strategy.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

The Prigozhin family business, including both legitimate and criminal enterprises, generates more than $400 million a year, according to estimates by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a Geneva-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

They then used 24 estimates of the world population stretching across the past 2,000 years to show that human numbers have in fact continually outpaced expectations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

It estimates that AI media companies with $2 billion in backing have converged on the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Taken together, a Treasury official estimates the US deficit-to-GDP ratio is around 6.2 percent, up from 5.8 percent last year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Many people make somewhat similar estimates, and are surprised to learn that only five intermediaries will — on average — suffice. Somehow it does not accord with intuition.”

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Kim's much smaller, 29-metre Princess yacht was previously estimated to be worth about $7m.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Microsoft is currently trading at a multiple of 26 times estimated forward earnings, which Thill described as “favorable” compared with a five-year average of 28.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Beyond staff shortages, teachers and pupils must also contend with crumbling school buildings, which a 2023 Senate report estimated would require billions of euros to renovate and adapt to a changing climate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Researchers at Brown estimated the typical household’s increased cost for each state by looking at both per capita gas consumption and the increase in local prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Somehow, astonishingly, she managed to use her position of political influence to quietly help out an estimated five thousand people who might otherwise have been victims of Stalin’s purges.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

All of this is why James is estimating the tally to restore the carousel will top $3 million or $4 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Traders are unconvinced the deal will make a difference, with one Jefferies analyst estimating that if Russia releases the promised amount, it will cover a little more than nine days of U.S. demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Major Middle East producers have managed to ramp up crude supplies, with analysts estimating that regional exports have returned to prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

It had long been known that the Earth radiated appreciable amounts of heat–that was apparent to anyone who went down a coal mine–but there wasn’t any way of estimating the rate of dissipation.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson