estimate
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The result topped the $678 million mean estimate of analysts polled by FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Anchoring a policy stance on a single-point estimate from a wide distribution of credible forecasts is an exercise in discretion.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Historians estimate that before the arrival of large numbers of European settlers, roughly 50,000 grizzlies ranged across the American West.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The stock also trades way below Markel’s own estimate of its intrinsic value of about $2,900 a share.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
I pictured my dad pacing inside, repair estimate in hand, but it wasn’t like that.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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