estimate
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SpaceX is expected to start trading on the Nasdaq stock index on 12 June, making its price estimate one of, if not the earliest price estimates, in stock market history.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Honest critics can and do debate the estimate.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Consider how routine it has become to beat the Wall Street consensus earnings estimate.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Flash estimate eurozone headline inflation for May came in at 3.2% on Tuesday, in line with expectations, but core inflation was 2.5%, slightly above analysts’ expectations of 2.4% in The Wall Street Journal’s poll.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
I estimate my Walmart bag weighs 1 pound by the time we get to the end of her street.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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