underestimate
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Whether it’s the senior analyst, the aging character actor, or the middling sports columnist at a financial newspaper, one must never underestimate a youthful competitor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
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
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
What do audiences underestimate or misunderstand about what it takes to make a comedy?
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
By the time it is complete, Jule has become the kind of woman it would be a great mistake to underestimate.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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