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underestimate

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


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The results indicate that less detailed models may underestimate how strongly stellar radiation and complex chemical processes affect the gas surrounding galaxies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

That’s an important consideration for retirees, who often underestimate their long-term costs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"It's best not to underestimate us," says a defiant Harriet Dart.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Many severely underestimate the difficulty of Pilates or its high-intensity offshoots, which are built on low-impact movements that prioritize core strength, posture and slow burn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Forgive me. I continue to underestimate the breadth of your ignorance.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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

“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

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

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

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

A young gay man who also felt overlooked and underestimated needed that story like air.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 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

It also set the stage for a formidable, arguably unprecedented, challenge to the human brain, one that was often unseen and widely underestimated.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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

Europe is already paying the price for underestimating that strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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




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