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People overestimate the benefits of new technology in the short term, while underestimating the gains over the long term, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But a number of economists argue their projections lack clarity and likely overestimate the windfall.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

People often overestimate how much Medicare covers those specific needs, such as a nursing home stay or custodial care.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Confirming the upcoming meeting between Araghchi and Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The importance of this conversation is hard to overestimate given how the situation around Iran and in the Middle East is developing."

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

“People tend to overestimate my character,” I say quietly.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

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

Unfortunately, the price action overestimates near-term profit possibility, Reese explained while cutting the stock to Underperform from Neutral.

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

Whatever the full explanation, the current focus on shoplifting is part of a broader trend: The public often overestimates crime.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

Man studies his kind too much apart from other animals and perhaps either underestimates or overestimates the amount of inherited, innate, instinctive qualities.

From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh

Resting the arm on the lap overestimated systolic BP, the top number of a reading, or the force of blood flow when pumped out of the heart, by 3.9 mmHg.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company overestimated demand, picked the wrong characters and made too many of dolls, said Gerrick Johnson, senior research analyst at Seaport Research Partners, which has a buy rating on Funko.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

But the strategists hold that these worries are overestimated.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 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

The whirlpool is massive, and I seriously overestimated how far I could jump.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

But poultry companies ended up hatching too many chicks and overestimating demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

He believes the market is overestimating the adverse impact of AI-based design rivals and notes user interest in Adobe’s own AI features.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

"We may be overestimating microplastics, but there should be none," said McNeil, senior author of the study and U-M professor of chemistry, macromolecular science and engineering, and the Program in the Environment.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026

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

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen