estimates
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This allowed researchers to capture realistic dishwashing habits and usage patterns, leading to more accurate estimates than laboratory testing alone could provide.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
With a population of 135.9 million, Ethiopia is Africa's second most-populous nation - after Nigeria - and one of the continent's fast-growing economies, according to World Bank estimates.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
A24’s “Backrooms” topped the charts with $81.5 million in the U.S. and Canada in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
In reality, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that a healthy 65-year-old couple spends more than double that amount.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
As late as 1910, one of the most respected estimates, by the American George Becker, put the Earth’s age at perhaps as little as 55 million years.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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