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estimate

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




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While the margin of record is currently very small and any global estimate comes with uncertainties, scientists say its timing is particularly notable.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The BEA also releases its revised second-quarter estimate for gross domestic product growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The researchers "tested it in soil, seawater and deionised water. It degraded in all of those conditions ... and we estimate that it would biodegrade within about nine months," she said.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

For the first time, the team was able to reliably estimate the relative numbers of small, faint stars and much larger, brighter stars in galaxies at such great distances.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Sancho and Master Peter made an estimate of the damage, and Don Quixote paid every last bit of it.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

By 2035, more than a third of China's population will be over 60, according to official estimates.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Burton estimates that she has spent more than $20,000 to date on tickets for Styles concerts and merchandise at his shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Muse noted that Nvidia’s stock looks particularly cheap when valued based on especially bullish estimates for earnings per share of $17 in calendar 2027 and $25 in calendar 2028.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

The models that most closely matched the observations provided new estimates of UGC 9050-Dw1's total mass and showed how that mass is distributed throughout the galaxy.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

She estimates three for each adult, one or two for each of the children.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

LSU could pay him an estimated $1 million for his NIL, exceeding the NFL full-season rookie minimum of $885,000.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

That missed the 718.6 million yuan loss estimated by analysts in a Visible Alpha poll.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

SpaceX, trading at 93 times next year’s estimated earnings, seems hardly the stock to unite both short-term-focused hedge-fund managers and more long-term-oriented mutual-fund managers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Both companies have been described as "Russia's Amazon" and it is estimated that they are used by 85-90% of Russia's economically active population.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

An estimated sixteen million visitors come to see the new inventions, including a solar oven, American porcelain teeth, Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, Thomas Edison’s phonograph and his megaphone, modified to help the hard of hearing.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

The team also used generalized estimating equation models to examine how cardiovascular factors were related to changes in cognition.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

“An offshore field with 15 to 20 wells might produce 150,000 barrels a day,” Robotti said, while estimating that an onshore well might produce “a thousand barrels a day if you are lucky.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

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

“They are estimating nine million at the last count,” my father said.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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