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Still, Dallas president Lorie Logan warned: "I currently estimate the target range needs to rise an additional 50 basis points or more to appropriately balance the outlook and risks for our dual mandate goals."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
To estimate eligible stipends for local agencies in Florida, the Journal used data released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement showing arrests and the number of officers enrolled statewide in the task force program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The renovation’s cost had more than doubled since the first estimate in 2019, and it was years behind schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Even if they took the $1,000 and never added another cent to the account, the money could grow to approximately $5,000 in 18 years, according to one McKinsey & Co. estimate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
By using the compasses set with this separation to step off distances marked on paper, he could estimate the angular separation of the two objects on the sky at that time.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Last month, prices rose at an annualized rate of 6.5%, the Cleveland Fed estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
By its own estimates, it controls around half of the U.S. frozen single-serve meal market when measured by volume, or the amount of items sold.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Another thing many TAM estimates have in common is that they’re oddly specific, often going out a decimal point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Meanwhile consumer prices rose in September by 0.53%, or four times as fast as earnings, according to the latest estimates from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
She estimates three for each adult, one or two for each of the children.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Cox even predicted that Ford would soon drop to fourth place, but Hyundai-Kia's sales did not advance as much as estimated, so Ford remained in the number three spot.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
About 84%-90% of hiring is estimated to replace departing workers, leaving net workforce growth at around 3%, excluding outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
To meet construction spending demand, the industry needs to attract 349,000 new workers, the trade group estimated.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
An African Union mediator previously estimated that about 600,000 people had died during that two-year conflict.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Today New Hampshire has an estimated 5,000 moose, Vermont 1,000, and Maine anywhere up to 30,000.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Exports, led by technology hardware makers, likely remained robust in September, with economists estimating growth of 40% to 59.7% from a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
That finding challenges the usual way scientists interpret thermal stress and provides a new approach for estimating total heat exposure across coastal ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
However, estimating the current scale of SpaceX’s computing business can be difficult.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The state auditor recently released a report estimating that five of them need repairs that would cost $2.4 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The friends also did slightly better than the dorm room visitors at accurately estimating agreeableness—how helpful and trusting someone is.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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