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estimation

[es-tuh-may-shuhn] / ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən /


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By any reasonable estimation, the NFL’s showcase game in Brazil was heading to overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

By her own estimation, Moran’s bottle-fed more than 300 animals over the last decade and a half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

They would have to use "existing account information, facial age estimation, digital ID services and formal ID" to verify age.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

In his estimation, investors are “becoming more confident that AI capital expenditures will remain strong,” he said, and that should support the broader semiconductor trade.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

My estimation of captains and ship chandlers wavered.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

The registrar only made countywide estimations, which includes a much larger pool than L.A. city voters who will decide the mayor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Many analysts have been less optimistic in their estimations.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 7, 2026

The pair came away from the meeting with differing estimations on the progress toward guaranteeing a peace deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

Facial age estimations will be conducted by ID verification company Persona on the Roblox app, with images and video to be deleted "immediately" after processing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

By 1927 there were, in some estimations, at least a hundred thousand.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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