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overestimate

[oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt, oh-ver-es-tuh-mit] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt, ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪt /














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Some analysts caution the new measure might still overestimate inflation tied to computer software.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

"Part of the problem is we overestimate how much finances work," says Carney.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

"If you are contacting a sample with a gloved hand, you're likely imparting these stearates that could overestimate your results."

From Science Daily Mar. 29, 2026

This is a far higher proportion than we would see if Wall Street analysts were equally likely to overestimate earnings as underestimate them.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

I've spent so much time making sure I don't underestimate my opponents that I've forgotten it's just as dangerous to overestimate them as well.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

NBCUniversal executive Mark Marshall publicly criticized Nielsen, saying it overestimates streaming viewership at the expense of traditional media companies’ valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

While a partnership with one of the foremost AI developers would be “a vital long-term strategic move against AI search cannibalization,” the price action Thursday overestimates near-term accretion, Reese asserted.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

It's tremendous knockabout stuff, but it rather overestimates the scale of the challenge Scotland have faced when playing against England in the Townsend era.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

When your congregation zealously overestimates the epistemological functionality of empiricism in the work of logical positivism, you trap the conversation of science and consciousness in your lethally boring Vienna wagon-Circling.

From Salon Apr. 1, 2024

It seems to me that the American himself constantly overestimates the influence on his national character of the immigration of the past.

From The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations by Harry Perry Robinson

The EU said AliExpress' "overestimated the effectiveness of its system in detecting and removing illegal products".

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Another study found that people overestimated how restrictive others were in relation to gender norms such as mothers returning to work.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

He has admitted he overestimated how well his players would deal with the pressure of the Ashes, yet has to marry that with his determination to remove pressure from the dressing room.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

It’s yet another indication that the allure of AI-created content for paying customers has been vastly overestimated.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

They had overestimated the speed with which they could defeat the Soviet army and underestimated the will to resist not only of the Soviet troops but also of the Soviet people.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

That is one reason investors may be overestimating how hawkish Warsh will be on rates.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

There's a risk of people overestimating a robot's capabilities, he says.

From BBC May 28, 2026

But investors might be overestimating the odds that central banks will raise rates in response to the war.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

Filosa said at the time of the announcement that the write-downs “largely reflect the cost of overestimating the pace of the energy transition that distanced us from many car buyers’ real-world needs, means and desires.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

My father has a bad habit of overestimating his charm—and also my mother’s patience.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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