estimate
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While the margin of record is currently very small and any global estimate comes with uncertainties, scientists say its timing is particularly notable.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Scientists are increasingly using aging clocks to estimate whether a person is aging biologically faster or slower than their chronological age.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Revenue rose 8.0% to 19.74 billion yuan, in line with the company’s estimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The researchers "tested it in soil, seawater and deionised water. It degraded in all of those conditions ... and we estimate that it would biodegrade within about nine months," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
If eight of the hundred we capture are marked, then a reasonable estimate of the fraction of marked fish in the whole lake is 8 percent.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
The country will also lose nearly 60 million people in the next decade - almost equivalent to the population of France - according to some estimates.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The count from commercial ship trackers tells a different story, with estimates ranging from roughly 2 million to 6 million barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Wood Mackenzie, a research firm, estimates that a one-gigawatt orbital data center would cost $170 billion, more than triple the cost of a traditional data center.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The models that most closely matched the observations provided new estimates of UGC 9050-Dw1's total mass and showed how that mass is distributed throughout the galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Stassen was instructed to “revise” his estimates and report back in mid-February.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
LSU could pay him an estimated $1 million for his NIL, exceeding the NFL full-season rookie minimum of $885,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The city had to bridge a $1.2 billion deficit to balance its budget this year and faces an estimated $700 million deficit next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Shares are trading at 14x those 2027 estimated figures and 10x bullish 2028 expectations, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The workers have staged a total of 60 hours of strikes this year, causing estimated losses of around $1.6 billion, according to calculations by local news agency Newsis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Despite all this, Erastis estimated that they had reproduced only a small fraction of the Book.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Devoted superfans are spending heavily to follow their favorite pop stars, with some estimating total spends over $20,000 on concerts and merchandise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Traditionally, astronomers estimating the mass hidden in small, faint stars have assumed that stars formed in roughly similar proportions throughout the universe.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
High-net-worth individuals have even higher expectations, estimating they will need $2.67 million to retire comfortably.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Company officials said they remain “committed to the fastest remediation possible,” estimating that the cleanup was about 80% complete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
He would later give an interview to a local paper, estimating that during the six or so months he campaigned for Congress, he spent less than four full days at home with me and Malia.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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