estimate
Example Sentences
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The findings indicate that global vertebrate biodiversity may be far greater than current estimates, raising important questions about how many species remain undocumented and unprotected.
From Science Daily
Between 500,000 and one million US nationals are estimated to be living in the Middle East.
From BBC
SpaceX, which Musk founded over two decades ago, could be just as dependent on its CEO, who owns an estimated 44% of the company.
From MarketWatch
A sustained increase in oil prices could potentially lift the level of capital spending this year in Canada’s energy patch, which right now is estimated at C$1.5 billion, he says.
The budget watchdog estimated that in that year, the current budget will be in surplus by 23.6 billion pounds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
