underestimation
Example Sentences
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International health authorities believe that current figures are likely an underestimation.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
The academic, whose books inspired the movie starring Amir El-Masry and Pierce Brosnan as the boxer and his trainer, said a "father-son relationship is almost an underestimation".
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
“And that is an underestimation of the number of people who died.”
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
That underestimation led to a misjudgment of tsunami heights — with some of the first detailed alerts erroneously estimating the tsunami would be lower than protective sea walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
But despite his underestimation of England and his overestimation of France, Jefferson's reputation and popularity soared.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
