estimate
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The researchers say the gap between that sustainable estimate and today's global population of 8.3 billion highlights the scale of worldwide overconsumption.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
To measure that gap, the researchers compared real price levels with a simple projection of prepandemic price trends to estimate what prices would have been without the shock.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Across the eurozone as a whole, a flash estimate published May 21 by the European Union showed consumer confidence rebounding slightly in the month, despite remaining below its long-term average.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
In contrast, the S&P 500 isn’t quite 70 years old yet, as it was launched in 1957, so investors can only estimate how it would have performed during the world wars and the Great Depression.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
When Mary Debenham entered the dining car she confirmed Poirot’s previous estimate of her.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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