understate
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The plaintiffs accused the board members of instead cherry-picking data to understate operating costs and overstate the financial performance of landlords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Cash payments help businesses understate turnover to stay below the VAT threshold, while cash wages help them avoid payroll taxes.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
While this approach simplifies planning, it can miss important differences in how inflation actually affects retiree budgets and may understate the real pressure on long-term purchasing power.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
But if they are broadening into something more persistent, the trimmed mean will understate inflation, possibly by a lot.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Francis saw no reason to understate the power of the helical theory and within several minutes revealed the way Bessel functions gave neat answers.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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And that understates the savings, because it also would have cut the $9 trillion in net interest the government has to pay on the national debt over that period.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
“This understates the costliness to U.S. households though, because tariffs also allow non-importing firms to raise their prices if they’re competing with imports,” Bivens said.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
Mr. Vartanian also understates the importance of blockchain technology when he acknowledges that “cryptocurrencies and blockchain products have brought efficiencies and advances to payment systems”—faint praise that undersells what is happening in global finance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
He says dismissing concerns as a GTA-style moral panic "understates what is changing".
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
Finnell's methodology was materially flawed in that it understates the rate of overblocking for the following reasons.
From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania
Hunt’s understated character makes his first appearance of the season in Episode 2 Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
With his friendly smile and understated suit, the 51-year-old businessman is spearheading a series of industrial and logistics infrastructure projects, with the aim of developing sectors for the processing of raw materials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The former Conservative leader magnanimously offered the understated reflection that he and her had their "ups and downs" - but had made up.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The petition committee said the values on the tracker are often slightly understated due to the time it takes to collect signature sheets, process them, and update the website.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Evan was a paler, taller version of Hari, but otherwise they were dressed almost identically, in understated plaid button-down shirts with a little Ralph Lauren emblem on the chest, khaki pants, and loafers.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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David Protein stayed mostly quiet at first after a lawsuit accused it of understating its bars’ calories and fat content in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
SoFi Technologies shares rose 1.4% to $17.61 after short-seller Muddy Waters accused the company of understating debt.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
U.S. accounting rules for intangible assets have been subject to criticism for potentially understating their true value or sometimes excluding some internally developed assets entirely.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
"He shows that the police overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, while understating the risk that was posed to the Israeli fans if they travelled to the area," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
C. J. was understating the gravity of the situation.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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