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guesstimate

[ges-tuh-meyt, ges-tuh-mit, -meyt] / ˈgɛs təˌmeɪt, ˈgɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt /
























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“It was a guesstimate, a very rough guesstimate,” Oathes says.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2022

One early guesstimate located the heliopause as close as Jupiter.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2022

Brennan: Like even that number you cited — the 75% number — I don’t know that it’s necessarily fair to extrapolate from one anonymous player’s memory or guesstimate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2022

So the recipe was part oral history, part complete guesstimate.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022

He said the figure of 300,000 troops in the security forces was a guesstimate because of the many so-called ghost soldiers, where commanders list non-existent personnel to collect their paychecks.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2021