understate
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Separately, the new chair of the OBR Jonathan Haskel is known for his argument that official statistics understate investment in intangibles like software and data.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It is hard to understate what’s at stake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
But if they are broadening into something more persistent, the trimmed mean will understate inflation, possibly by a lot.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
In that sense, these adjustments may understate the effect of maintaining a given standard of consumption.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
Francis saw no reason to understate the power of the helical theory and within several minutes revealed the way Bessel functions gave neat answers.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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If anything, this assessment understates 9/11’s negative impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“This understates the costliness to U.S. households though, because tariffs also allow non-importing firms to raise their prices if they’re competing with imports,” Bivens said.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
But calling logistics “boring” understates the real barrier to scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Economists say the CPI probably understates the true rate of inflation owing to the government shutdown last fall.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Finnell's methodology was materially flawed in that it understates the rate of overblocking for the following reasons.
From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania
Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass and Kenneth Branagh star in a moving, understated film based on the true story of U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“It’s different than anything I’ve experienced, for sure,” Tarik Skubal said of the understated celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some analysts say so-called “quiet luxury” — the understated but expensive styles found on TV shows like “Succession” — is on its way out, as shoppers turn to more ostentatious pieces.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Harryhausen’s influence on later filmmakers, from George Lucas to Tim Burton and on through Wes Anderson, can’t be understated.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Evan was a paler, taller version of Hari, but otherwise they were dressed almost identically, in understated plaid button-down shirts with a little Ralph Lauren emblem on the chest, khaki pants, and loafers.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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David Protein stayed mostly quiet at first after a lawsuit accused it of understating its bars’ calories and fat content in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The move came just hours after the company faced allegations of understating debt and intentionally deceiving shareholders from short-seller firm Muddy Waters.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
U.S. accounting rules for intangible assets have been subject to criticism for potentially understating their true value or sometimes excluding some internally developed assets entirely.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
Between them, there’s a common understating of the elements within the frame, as well as a mutual concern for crafting images where any stylistic choice is secondary to the substance of what they communicate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
In a tone that suggested she was understating things greatly, she told Dill that he’d be able to buy a few textbooks with the royalties.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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