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understatement

[uhn-der-steyt-muhnt, uhn-der-steyt-] / ˌʌn dərˈsteɪt mənt, ˈʌn dərˌsteɪt- /


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Initial data showed 25 Foundayo prescriptions, but analysts believe this is an understatement.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

If anything, after a few days spent dipping my T. rex hands into the cool primordial sludge of the dinosaur fandom, Panella’s sentiment feels like an understatement.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Updating fans in a personal message, the former Smiths frontman said: "It will take me one year to recover. And that is an understatement."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

To call CF an under-the-radar company may be an understatement.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

To say that Barack threw himself into the job would be an understatement.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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