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Matt Roush adds, “Subtlety rarely wins awards, but I’d like to see Harrison Ford’s masterful underplaying as ‘Shrinking’s’ grouchy shrink prove me wrong.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Consensus estimates could be underplaying the company's results given the recovery in China, the weak yen, and strong performance in the United States and Europe, said LightStream Research analyst Oshadhi Kumarasiri.
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023
As United had also handed over the iconic number seven shirt left free after David Beckham's departure for Real Madrid, they could not be accused of underplaying their hand.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023
Powell’s higher-for-longer pronouncement — a scenario many on Wall Street had been underplaying just a few months ago — sent stocks and commodities lower, and the safe-haven dollar and bond yields higher.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023
My mom generally subscribes to the more positive, optimistic school of thought, and my dad believes the doomsayers are underplaying the truth.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Outcasts United
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