estimate
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Late Friday, firefighters had been relying on drone-based thermometers to estimate the temperature inside the failing tank, which gave a reading of 61 degrees, with 50 degrees being the goal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Many industry analysts estimate the U.S. is ahead by several months, claiming that the most powerful tools from Anthropic and ChatGPT maker OpenAI are better than models from China’s DeepSeek and others.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
However, Judge Nicholas Rimmer said that estimate hinged on multiple hypotheticals and therefore reduced the value to £340,000.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
At a $1.75 trillion SpaceX valuation, he sets EchoStar’s SpaceX equity stake at $31 billion, or, by Barron’s estimate, some $600 a share.
From Barron's • May 22, 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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