underestimate
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The International Rescue Committee, a New York-based charity that supports displaced people, says that is likely an underestimate, with the number of people exposed perhaps five times that number.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“A lot of people underestimate how difficult it is for us to get there,” said Dickerson.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Investors underestimate the degree of risk they face as a result of the conflict in the Middle East and rising government debts, the European Central Bank said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
She added: "It is one of those elements of racing but equally when you're faced with something like that it is difficult, so we do not underestimate the impact of that."
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Ben shared Charlie and Jamie’s view that people, and markets, tended to underestimate the probability of extreme change, but he took his thinking a step further.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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