underestimate
Example Sentences
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But perhaps after this month don’t underestimate Europe, either.
“So if we think about the California population generally, this is a really significant underestimate of the effects, even though we’re seeing really substantial effects on communities,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
The real risk is timing: overestimating job losses, underestimating the long, quiet rewiring already under way, and overlooking the jobs created in the backbone.
Students vastly underestimated how empathic, kind and friendly their average peer was.
"I never underestimate my opponents... I have a lot to lose and he doesn't, so I need to be careful."
From Barron's
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