underestimate
Example Sentences
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One-year inflation swaps have continued to underestimate the impact of higher oil prices, Kwon said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 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
Traders should not underestimate what a long weekend could bring.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Sports underestimate their human elements, the tics and oddities that make them unique.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Mom was willing to mail phony postcards from halfway across the world, so we shouldn’t underestimate her sneakiness.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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