overestimate
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It’s impossible to overestimate the depth and singularity of influence that Roach, who died in 2007 at 83 years old, exerted on jazz, and on American culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
"If you are contacting a sample with a gloved hand, you're likely imparting these stearates that could overestimate your results."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
This is a far higher proportion than we would see if Wall Street analysts were equally likely to overestimate earnings as underestimate them.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
One factor persuading Hartnett to run his long bond call for now is that he believes economists got inflation wrong last year, and he thinks they’ll overestimate it again this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
“You overestimate my abilities, but only slightly. And you didn’t answer my question.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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NBCUniversal executive Mark Marshall publicly criticized Nielsen, saying it overestimates streaming viewership at the expense of traditional media companies’ valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
While a partnership with one of the foremost AI developers would be “a vital long-term strategic move against AI search cannibalization,” the price action Thursday overestimates near-term accretion, Reese asserted.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Yet the American public consistently overestimates the level of crime, believing it to be at historic highs that constitute an epidemic.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
For any shot, everyone overestimates the likelihood of it going in.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
"Jim overestimates my powers in this direction as in all others," Theodore said, smiling.
From Three People by Pansy
But the strategists hold that these worries are overestimated.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
"What if I have completely overestimated my capabilities? What if my story ends up being a cautionary tale like Icarus about flying too close to the sun?" he writes in the book.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
High-rise buildings like those in Ancoats, which suffered huge deprivation after the war, are clear evidence of Manchester's redevelopment but Swinney says its economic "growth miracle" has been overestimated by official statistics.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The wearables correctly identified REM cycles, but overestimated deep sleep—the hardest stage to identify without brain-wave readings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Same story: idealistic, energetic young guys who overestimated themselves, underestimated the country, and ended up in trouble.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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That is one reason investors may be overestimating how hawkish Warsh will be on rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Investors may be overestimating the threat posed by BYD’s newly unveiled Xuanji A3 autonomous-driving chip, they note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
There's a risk of people overestimating a robot's capabilities, he says.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
"We may be overestimating microplastics, but there should be none," said McNeil, senior author of the study and U-M professor of chemistry, macromolecular science and engineering, and the Program in the Environment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
It was flattering, but Shady was highly overestimating my circle of friends.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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