estimate

Example Sentences

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Still, with futures sharply lower in response, Rystad cuts its 2026 average Brent price estimate to $87 a barrel from $97 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Even if the ceasefire holds and a peace deal is reached in time, analysts estimate it will take months to restart production and get supplies back to normal.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It helps scientists better estimate how often impacts occur, which is important for assessing risks to spacecraft and future human missions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Yet city officials estimate that more than 5,000 properties sit empty most of the year, which some advocates argue worsens the city’s housing shortage and affordability crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

When Mary Debenham entered the dining car she confirmed Poirot’s previous estimate of her.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie