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underestimate

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


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Meanwhile, streaming industry analyst Devin Nash says it's easy to underestimate the time required to make clipping a success.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The results indicate that less detailed models may underestimate how strongly stellar radiation and complex chemical processes affect the gas surrounding galaxies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

That’s an important consideration for retirees, who often underestimate their long-term costs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

We’re also seeing in follow-up work that people tend to underestimate how much of their information is actually public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“No, no, you must never underestimate the psychological importance of such things. We never ask them to eat the goat instead.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Subsequent research has shown that these forces had a much greater impact than was historically acknowledged, suggesting that many early population figures were already substantial underestimates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Their greatest advantage is that the Western world underestimates them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Yass said fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos, if anything, underestimates his contribution to the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Antonia, who has three young children, says that being underestimated can be a good thing, and she wants to remain open about her health to inspire other women.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The older method generally underestimated how many calories participants absorbed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

But for whatever reason, that becomes the data point for why I underestimated the magnitude of the miss, which then becomes the data point for my firing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I think punk was underestimated because, look, it’s 50 years later and we’re still here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Magellan underestimated the strength of Chief Lapu Lapu and his men.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Fashion giants on both sides of the Atlantic are underestimating the Chinese shopper at their own peril.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

This is why Muir says that “the market is vastly underestimating the dangers lurking under the covers.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

Don’t get me wrong, I am not underestimating the importance of water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Musk pushed back against sceptics on an earnings call: "I think people are really underestimating Starlink".

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

“Of course. Pyce took us once unawares, but we won’t make the mistake of underestimating him again.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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