underestimate

Rauh says that might be a substantial underestimate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Hubris leads people and nations to overestimate what their power can accomplish and to underestimate the effectiveness of their opponents’ response.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"People sometimes underestimate what I can do because I am disabled. A recognised qualification gives me evidence of what I can do."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Their analysis found that conventional assessments underestimate total heat exposure by more than 150% on average, a difference that could have important consequences for understanding ecosystem health.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

This was unfortunate not only because Ptolemaeus’s system was wrong, but because it seemed to endorse a measurement of the earth’s circumference of 18,000 miles—a significant underestimate.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Subsequent research has shown that these forces had a much greater impact than was historically acknowledged, suggesting that many early population figures were already substantial underestimates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Humanitarian workers on the ground have said they believe the official figures are underestimates.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

Morningstar maintains its fair-value estimate at HK$14.40, noting that its shares are undervalued as the market underestimates the logistics provider’s growth and market share potential in Southeast Asia and its new markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

“I underestimate him? Are you serious? He underestimates me.”

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

But we may have underestimated how far the world’s wealthiest man and his ilk would go to prevent audiences from seeing it.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

The older method generally underestimated how many calories participants absorbed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Value-added taxes were also missing their targets, the memo said, while the cost of government spending had been underestimated by 3 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now 22, the Last of Us star, who also featured in Game of Thrones, is the youngest of this year's contestants but should not be underestimated.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Dimple had underestimated Mamma—maybe she really did pay attention.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

People overestimate the benefits of new technology in the short term, while underestimating the gains over the long term, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fashion giants on both sides of the Atlantic are underestimating the Chinese shopper at their own peril.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Don’t get me wrong, I am not underestimating the importance of water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Usually, implied volatility sits higher than realized volatility, but when the gap starts to close, it can signal that investors are underestimating the risk of a selloff in the near term.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Funny, he knew Leon was in a precarious position and yet there was always the danger of underestimating him.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier