overestimate
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College graduates tend to dramatically overestimate their starting salaries, with studies showing that students expect to earn $80,000 to $100,000, while the actual starting salary is around $56,000.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Confirming the upcoming meeting between Araghchi and Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The importance of this conversation is hard to overestimate given how the situation around Iran and in the Middle East is developing."
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 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
As Amara’s Law says, we overestimate a technology’s short-term impact and underestimate its long-term effects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
As a result we tend to overestimate the importance of new technology and underestimate the rate of production and the impact of new intellectual tools.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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