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understate

[uhn-der-steyt] / ˌʌn dərˈsteɪt /


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Moreover, these percentages understate the long odds that Paramount faces, Gu noted.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

It’s difficult to understate just how badly Tuesday went for shares of IBM.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 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

Even that striking number vastly understates the U.S. and allied dependency.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

And that understates the savings, because it also would have cut the $9 trillion in net interest the government has to pay on the national debt over that period.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 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

He says dismissing concerns as a GTA-style moral panic "understates what is changing".

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

What I have described understates the feeling manifested by the people.

From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by Bright, John

Investors’ nervousness is actually understated since there are eager buyers for long-term debt that help keep yields in check.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

With his friendly smile and understated suit, the 51-year-old businessman is spearheading a series of industrial and logistics infrastructure projects, with the aim of developing sectors for the processing of raw materials.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

She added this mean no-one would have to experience "torturous symptoms in their final days, weeks, occasionally months, and the positive impact of that cannot be understated".

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The petition committee said the values on the tracker are often slightly understated due to the time it takes to collect signature sheets, process them, and update the website.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

A few minutes after entering Langa, we stopped in front of an understated white home in the middle of Mshumpela Street.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

To say the inevitable occurs is understating the case.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 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

He also found the force in its advice had overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, while understating the risks posed to the Israeli fans.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

C. J. was understating the gravity of the situation.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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