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“We can’t understate the importance of getting the airport done,” Tanner told the officials at City Hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

These figures do not exaggerate the amount of needed borrowing: They understate it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 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

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

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

So, the leverage target likely understates its gearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Marco Lavagna, head of Argentina’s Indec statistics agency, stepped down Monday after the government delayed plans to update the country’s inflation index, which economists said understates current price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

When a man says, "I 'low that is a purty peart sort of a hoss," he understates for the sake of emphasis.

From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Edward Eggleston

Delaware Life and Clear Spring disclosed in June that they had dramatically understated their share of so-called affiliated assets in their first-quarter filings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The ending is so understated yet so piercing that it may take days to process how deftly it encapsulates the shared tragedy that, decades later, still ensnares them all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Enter Reinsve and Stan, an ideal pair of leads capable of providing the understated, baseline emotion that Mungiu requires to pull off an undertaking as tricky as “Fjord.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Some analysts say so-called “quiet luxury” — the understated but expensive styles found on TV shows like “Succession” — is on its way out, as shoppers turn to more ostentatious pieces.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

He has fallen the tiniest bit in love with Lydia and with the understated, unflustered way she entertains.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Short seller Muddy Waters Research accused SoFi of understating debt and intentionally diluting shareholders in a March report—claims SoFi called “factually inaccurate and misleading.”

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

To say the inevitable occurs is understating the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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 also found the force in its advice had overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, while understating the risks posed to the Israeli fans.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

In a tone that suggested she was understating things greatly, she told Dill that he’d be able to buy a few textbooks with the royalties.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner