overestimated

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The practice upended hotels’ planning by prompting them to increase staff and begin World Cup-themed renovations, preparing for crowds that may have been overestimated from the outset.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Traditional physics models have consistently overestimated how tall a foam must be before liquid begins to leak out.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

His prediction for “Zootopia 2” was close to the roughly $1.9 billion the movie actually made globally, but he overestimated “Wicked: For Good,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Worse still, the department reported that the federal government had overestimated the number of jobs employers added in its two previous reports.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

But he overestimated how long that would last.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline