estimate
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Honest critics can and do debate the estimate.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Consider how routine it has become to beat the Wall Street consensus earnings estimate.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Corrections & Amplifications Analysts at Morningstar estimate Kunlunxin’s valuation at between 400 billion Hong Kong dollars and HK$500 billion, equivalent to US$51.04 billion to US$63.80 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
People estimate more than a third of time on their phones is spent without a clear purpose, according to a new report.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
How do you estimate the total need, per patient per year, for doctors, nurses, drugs, laboratory tests, hospital beds, x-rays, and so forth, in the best of rational worlds?
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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