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underestimate

[uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt, uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt] / ˌʌn dərˈɛs təˌmeɪt, ˌʌn dərˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt /


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Many severely underestimate the difficulty of Pilates or its high-intensity offshoots, which are built on low-impact movements that prioritize core strength, posture and slow burn.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

"I think that sometimes we forget to breathe, like really intentionally breathe, and we underestimate the powers that it might bring to our body and mind."

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Energy Information Administration and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, has a tendency to underestimate crude demand.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Infiniti: Something that I realized when I was probably about 13 or 14 is, I used to be very upset when people would underestimate me.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

I must be standing there with my mouth open because she pops a macaroon into it and shakes her head as if to say, “See, you always underestimate me.”

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Although this condition is linked to a wide variety of negative health effects, the public chronically underestimates its seriousness.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Humanitarian workers on the ground have said they believe the official figures are underestimates.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

That there are really only two options for communication vastly underestimates dogs’ communicative potential.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

But the hope that games might one day absorb humanity’s deepest conflicts underestimates how much those conflicts depend on stakes that games, by design, cannot replicate.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

I would like to say that he underestimates me, but that would be a lie.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

It also found that there was a widely held belief that migrants calling from small boats exaggerated the distress, meaning the coastguard underestimated the emergency.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Papatiti fears that the death toll is being underestimated and that the affliction may also be affecting elephants in neighbouring Tanzania.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

But from being underestimated, I remember my dad being like, “You have to get comfortable with ‘no.’

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The apps also underestimated fat by approximately 30 grams.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

In any event, parents never underestimated the abilities of their own children.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

Post believes that Wall Street is underestimating the social-media giant’s ability to monetize its AI assets, including frontier models and custom chips.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

"That is why we are committed to progressing in a collaborative way, whilst not underestimating the considerable challenges ahead, and providing stability for all at the earliest opportunity."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Imagine “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” with automatic weapons, or “The Honeymooners” with an actual moon shot, and you’ll still be underestimating the domestic rancor of the horror-comedy “Over Your Dead Body.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Harrison admitted to underestimating the backlash from fans but defended the trade, initially saying he had “no regrets.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Funny, he knew Leon was in a precarious position and yet there was always the danger of underestimating him.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier




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