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estimate

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




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The researchers estimate that the candidate world is a gas giant roughly the size of Jupiter.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Evidence about the true level of autism relies on surveys that have not been done for nine years, so the review team have had to estimate what has happened since.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

For a rough estimate for what certain items in your home might fetch, try taking photos and then asking Google Lens, eBay Virtual Search or an AI bot like ChatGPT or Google Gemini.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

That was above the estimate of ¥61.3 billion in a poll of analysts by data provider Visible Alpha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Only in 1928 did the first careful estimate of the indigenous population appear.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Oracle, the stock with the smallest increase in forward estimates, is down the most, while Nvidia, with the largest increase, is up, with Broadcom in the middle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Newport Beach expected intense surf Friday, but the high tide turned out to be much worse than the estimates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Logan estimates about 40 percent of US soybeans are exported, with China traditionally a key buyer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Patrick Graff of the American Federation for Children says this could add $75 billion to the $188 billion he estimates could be donated nationally at $1,700 if everyone gave their full credit-eligible amount.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

One scientist estimates that if you could pile all HeLa cells ever grown onto a scale, they’d weigh more than 50 million metric tons —an inconceivable number, given that an individual cell weighs almost nothing.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The farmer’s webcam was one of an estimated 1.2 billion internet-connected cameras worldwide, according to cybersecurity consultants S-RM.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The team also estimated how quickly the brown dwarf is losing material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Although commonly associated with the financial services and technology sectors, research cited by the government has estimated around 5 million jobs in Britain are covered by the clauses, typically lasting around six months.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But it’s more than just Greenland sharks at risk, with an estimated 79 million sharks dying in fisheries in 2019.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Matthias estimated that it was probably underneath where the weather vane was situated.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

That finding challenges the usual way scientists interpret thermal stress and provides a new approach for estimating total heat exposure across coastal ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

But relatives had some concerns about his weight, estimating the boy to be about 200 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The five-year pledge comes alongside research from TD Economics estimating that overall Canadian nation-building capital investments could reach up to $1.2 trillion by 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“You know, estimating about four inches per link.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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