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estimate

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




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The work represents the first direct estimate of a mutation rate for koalas or for any member of the marsupial order Diprotodontia, which also includes wombats, kangaroos and possums.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

South Korea’s advance estimate of second-quarter growth, due Thursday, will likely show a softer but resilient print, with the economy recently seeing wild swings in its stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Even if you like the recommended lender and the loan estimate looks OK, there’s value in checking out the competition.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

She claimed a turnover of £252,000, again contradicting the £72,000 estimate she provided on her bank account application.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Ornamental bay windows protrude from the sooty brick exterior that I estimate to be seventeenth century.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

This allowed them to build a phylogenetic tree, a model that maps relationships between species and estimates when different branches separated over time.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

“I keep doing it because I would be out of business otherwise,” said Günes, who estimates he makes 40% of his sales on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The forward P/E ratios are based on Friday’s closing prices and consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by LSEG.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The Los Gatos-based company on Thursday narrowed its 2026 forecast to $51 billion to $51.4 billion from $50.7 billion to $51.7 billion, causing equity analysts to cut their estimates.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

He knew he would be giving many estimates in the coming weeks.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Some studies link coverage to survival: One analysis of the ACA’s Medicaid expansions estimated that gaining coverage reduced mortality among older low-income adults by about 9%.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

One in six women with endometriosis are estimated to leave the workplace due to the condition, which causes tissue similar to the lining of the womb to grow outside it.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

That conclusion was based on the estimated ages of major lunar craters and the ages of impact glass collected during the Apollo missions.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Investors are focused on whether companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI can garner enough business to justify their estimated trillion-dollar valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The result was that an estimated four million people died of famine in 1933 in Ukraine alone—an area about the size of all the New England and mid-Atlantic states put together.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Wagh claimed a turnover of £206,000, despite estimating on her bank account application that the company's turnover for the next year would be just £82,000.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“These approaches create a gap. Insurers often rely on standardized estimating software built on regional averages, while contractors price work based on current labor availability, material shortages, permit requirements, and real construction conditions.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

It works much like estimating how far away a car is at night if you know how bright its headlights are.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

When the random sample selected contains one thousand people, the theoretical 95 percent confidence interval for estimating the percentage who favor candidate X or dog food Y is about plus or minus 3 percent.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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