extrapolated

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The inspector general’s office based its findings on a review of a selective or “purposive” sampling of 40 nursing-home inspections and admits the findings can’t easily be extrapolated to all facilities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The software bears have extrapolated to a future in which much of office work is done by agents, not by people.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The findings were then extrapolated to produce annual estimates.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

"In addition, when comparing our constraints with those derived and extrapolated from the early universe's CMB, we also agree well," said Chang.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

And this can be extrapolated backward in time, so that when I speak, Desdemona speaks, too.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides