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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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These meals often contain more fat, which the apps tended to underestimate consistently.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Romero has her own advice — never underestimate the power of the vote.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

They concluded that “the consensus view of $178 appears to underestimate peak EPS relative to our forecasted distribution of outcomes.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

The mortality rate may be an underestimate as pups were still dying at the time of the final surveys, researchers said.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

"I think you underestimate yourself, Lev—your writing. You're good at it."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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

“We believe the Street still underestimates the sustainability of margin recovery,” Tarlowe writes, adding $3 to his price target, to $245, and reiterating a Buy rating.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Everyone underestimates Ashley’s intelligence and Austin’s willingness to sell out justice to ensure they’ll get ahead.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

I would like to say that he underestimates me, but that would be a lie.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The apps also underestimated fat by approximately 30 grams.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Yet today she seems perhaps a little underestimated.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

"Something that's often underestimated about music is just how it helps people deal with difficult situations in their life and express themselves," he said.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“Legally Blonde” sets up Elle to be underestimated by everybody, including the audience, although the movie drops small hints from the very start that perhaps everyone misjudges her at their peril.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Some of NAWSA’s officials began to worry that the Washington police had badly underestimated how many people would be lining the city’s streets the next day, watching the parade.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

That’s even as investors may be underestimating the potential of recently inked customer agreements, because of the way these deals were structured in the past.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 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

All of that leads him to believe that, even with the shares up about 36% year to date, investors are still underestimating the stock.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Wall Street is underestimating how much Meta will spend on AMD’s AI chips, a Citi analyst said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 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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