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underestimate

[uhn-der-es-tuh-meyt, uhn-der-es-tuh-mit, -meyt] / ˌʌn dərˈɛs təˌmeɪt, ˌʌn dərˈɛs tə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt /


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"I think that sometimes we forget to breathe, like really intentionally breathe, and we underestimate the powers that it might bring to our body and mind."

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

MarketWatch spoke to a variety of experts, from contractors to economists, to identify some of the most common hidden costs of owning a home that new homeowners can miss or underestimate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Artem Abramov, deputy head of analysis at Rystad Energy, suspects that the Alpines underestimate how AI could accelerate the improvement of low-carbon technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Infiniti: Something that I realized when I was probably about 13 or 14 is, I used to be very upset when people would underestimate me.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

When the meeting adjourned, Mott hugged Bush and thanked her for taking the lead, and Stanton realized she had been wrong to underestimate the female leadership.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Although this condition is linked to a wide variety of negative health effects, the public chronically underestimates its seriousness.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Yass said fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos, if anything, underestimates his contribution to the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

That there are really only two options for communication vastly underestimates dogs’ communicative potential.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

They argued to CMS that the rates were based on underestimates of healthcare spending trends, and that the recalibration distorted the payment setups.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

Arguably, Mauer underestimates the scope of the challenge by focusing narrowly on the prison system, rather than counting all of the people employed in the criminal justice bureaucracy.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

But perhaps Hrgovic had been underestimated by almost everybody - Itauma, the media, pundits, former fighters and bookmakers who installed the Briton as a heavy favourite.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Papatiti fears that the death toll is being underestimated and that the affliction may also be affecting elephants in neighbouring Tanzania.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

But from being underestimated, I remember my dad being like, “You have to get comfortable with ‘no.’

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The apps also underestimated fat by approximately 30 grams.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

I’d supported, even instigated, the college talk, but I’d underestimated just how problematic getting him into college would be.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Post believes that Wall Street is underestimating the social-media giant’s ability to monetize its AI assets, including frontier models and custom chips.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Musk pushed back against sceptics on an earnings call: "I think people are really underestimating Starlink".

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

“The market is underestimating the breadth of XPeng’s AI ambitions but could be overestimating how quickly this can translate into earnings,” Hsiao said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Harrison admitted to underestimating the backlash from fans but defended the trade, initially saying he had “no regrets.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Charlie and his partners had done this often enough, and had had enough success, to know that the markets were predisposed to underestimating the likelihood of dramatic change.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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