estimate
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Using a technique known as Approximate Bayesian Computation, the researchers worked backward from the fossil record to estimate how far organisms spread and how intensely they competed for resources.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“We estimate Fimiston will deliver A$285 million revenue in FY26 and A$118 million in FY27,” Jefferies says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
But its rolling consensus 12-month EPS estimate had increased even more quickly, as that forward P/E was down from 7 at the end of 2025, according to LSEG.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Close to 2,000 homes and 6,000 public schools have been damaged by their estimate so far, he added.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
There was no use trying to estimate how many trips it might involve, as that sort of thinking only wore me out in advance.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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