underestimate
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The results indicate that less detailed models may underestimate how strongly stellar radiation and complex chemical processes affect the gas surrounding galaxies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
That’s an important consideration for retirees, who often underestimate their long-term costs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
We’re also seeing in follow-up work that people tend to underestimate how much of their information is actually public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"I think that sometimes we forget to breathe, like really intentionally breathe, and we underestimate the powers that it might bring to our body and mind."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Never underestimate a Swanburne girl,” she repeated uncertainly, “for a Swanburne girl never underestimates herself.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Although this condition is linked to a wide variety of negative health effects, the public chronically underestimates its seriousness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
That there are really only two options for communication vastly underestimates dogs’ communicative potential.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
“We believe the Street still underestimates the sustainability of margin recovery,” Tarlowe writes, adding $3 to his price target, to $245, and reiterating a Buy rating.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
They argued to CMS that the rates were based on underestimates of healthcare spending trends, and that the recalibration distorted the payment setups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
“I underestimate him? Are you serious? He underestimates me.”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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Now 22, the Last of Us star, who also featured in Game of Thrones, is the youngest of this year's contestants but should not be underestimated.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
But for whatever reason, that becomes the data point for why I underestimated the magnitude of the miss, which then becomes the data point for my firing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Canadians have never felt quite safe with America, while Americans have consistently misunderstood and underestimated the enormous land to the north.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
But from being underestimated, I remember my dad being like, “You have to get comfortable with ‘no.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I am often underestimated, but I strive to prove warlocks like you wrong.”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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Fashion giants on both sides of the Atlantic are underestimating the Chinese shopper at their own peril.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“But the good news is that momentum in these data are underestimating overall consumption due to strength in auto sales and resilience in services spending,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“While gold and silver have rebounded in recent weeks, we continue to believe the market is underestimating the implications of growing fiscal deficits, elevated debt levels, and currency debasement,” the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A major reason for von Ahlen’s call is that he thinks the market is underestimating the relative weakness of the U.K. economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Funny, he knew Leon was in a precarious position and yet there was always the danger of underestimating him.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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