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“It made me realize that we often ignore and underrate highly populated places for ichthyological exploratory studies. We now understand not to leave any stones unturned.”

From Scientific American ● Mar. 25, 2022

So you can’t underrate how massive this win was.

From Fox News ● Oct. 10, 2021

I think we all underrate Chris Carson’s value to the Seahawks offense.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2020

“I mean, I think people underrate how special he is and how fast he is,” Ravens tight end Nick Boyle said.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2019

He accompanied them as far as the end of the wood with all the cheerfulness he could muster; only begging Hazel, out of hearing of the rest, not to underrate the danger.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

In general, I think this conversation underrates macroeconomic factors that could drive up the unemployment rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Whenever anybody asks me about Balanchine, I think of what Jack Nicholson said about Stanley Kubrick: “Everyone pretty much acknowledges him as The Man, and I still think that underrates him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Peterson finished with 16 yards on 11 carries, a line that obviously doesn’t stand out, but that somewhat underrates his contribution.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2021

But it never underrates the obligation to try.

From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2018

If he underrates his difficulties, or overrates the power of his means of overcoming them, it is his mistake—a mistake for which he is fully responsible.

From The Teacher by Jacob Abbott

With that in mind, Grimes was asked if the Lakers are being viewed as an underrated defensive team on the perimeter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The rub here is that there’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

“Lioness” and “MobLand” are violent fun, “Colin From Accounts” is terrific, ”Diarra From Detroit” is an underrated gem and the sports lineup is solid.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Even better is Mr. Banderas in a quietly riveting performance, a career highlight for one of our most underrated actors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

“I think pain is the most underrated emotion available to us,” the Count said.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

I’m not saying criminally underrating someone like Yamamoto should be prosecutable, I’m just wondering why anyone would?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

“I think the industry is underrating and underinvesting given the scale,” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told me the other day during our appearance at a Paley Center for Media event in Menlo Park, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

It is possible that we are now underrating the Sooners, who have won four games by one score?

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

It was severe tribalism as a counter to an aversion to Bryant outside of Los Angeles, a reaction to those constantly underrating Bryant’s exceptional skill — at least in their eyes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2020

Where the alternative possibilities are very numerous, we are apt not to make due allowance for the number, sometimes overrating it, sometimes underrating it.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto