underestimate
Example Sentences
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Such facilities can leak toxic gases from pipelines, valves and tanks, and they often vastly underestimate local emissions.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
"I don't think you can underestimate what we have done in this competition up to this point," midfielder Declan Rice told Amazon Prime.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Don’t underestimate the risk this poses to his entire presidency.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
"We must not underestimate the ability of European manufacturers to react," adds Taganza.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
I must be standing there with my mouth open because she pops a macaroon into it and shakes her head as if to say, “See, you always underestimate me.”
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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