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estimate

[es-tuh-meyt, es-tuh-mit, -meyt] / ˈɛs təˌmeɪt, ˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt /




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The analysts expect the South Korean flag carrier’s operating profit to jump 56% year-over-year to 1.731 trillion won this year, compared with a market consensus estimate of 866.60 billion won.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

And industrial production rose 5.3 percent last month, topping a Bloomberg estimate of 4.6 percent.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The banking giant said its quarterly revenue rose to $31.6 billion, a 15% year-on-year increase, representing a beat of just over 2.5% compared with the consensus estimate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

These tools estimate biological age by measuring DNA methylation, a pattern of chemical tags that influences how genes are switched on or off without changing the DNA sequence itself.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

“Then, Herbert, estimate; estimate it in round numbers, and put it down.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Confidence estimates are also lower for underdeveloped parts of the world, where a lack of consistent, long-term records limits attribution science's reach.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

He emphasized the importance of identifying stocks of companies that are priced below the Diamond Hill team’s estimates of intrinsic value.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Cook estimates that headline inflation this year will be about one percentage point higher than what was anticipated a year ago.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Those estimates will get updated based on Wednesday’s report later this morning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Only a month earlier, Lawrence had given him preliminary estimates of $750,000 for construction and another $250,000 for operating costs over a ten-year period.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Investigative site Atlatszo estimated the total at around 120 billion to 130 billion forints.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

A House of Lords briefing has estimated, external that by July 2029, 301 life peers would be aged over 80.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

An estimated 7.4 million people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer’s Association said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

That’s well below estimated turnover of some 310 units, meaning Ryman’s resale inventory continues to build, says analyst Will Twiss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

An estimated 620,000 to 750,000 of them died.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal were estimating that producer prices held steady last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Ofcom has set out a number of ways websites can verify the age of users, including through credit card checks, photo ID matching and estimating age using a selfie.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Gravitational waves allow us to measure this by estimating how far away merging objects are, either directly from the signal itself or by identifying the galaxy where the merger took place.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

A Fourth of July cookout will cost 9.4% more than last year, with the American Farm Bureau Federation estimating it costs $73.82 to feed 10.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

At 0330 in the morning he departed from Key West estimating his arrival in Ravenel at 0520.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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