underestimate
Example Sentences
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A blockade tends to fail because “policymakers always underestimate the options for the enemy to get around it,” Broadberry says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
As an undersized but scrappy guard, underestimate Harmon at your own risk.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
"Presidents have often offered timelines to buy time with the public" during wars, said Thomas Patterson, a historian at the Harvard Kennedy School, "and almost all of them underestimate the time."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
This is a far higher proportion than we would see if Wall Street analysts were equally likely to overestimate earnings as underestimate them.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
“You underestimate Francis,” I said to Charles, in a calm, quiet voice.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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