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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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This is likely to be an underestimate with many victims not choosing to report.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

It’s perfectly reasonable for Claude to underestimate its own abilities and assume it can’t do certain things—because until recently, it couldn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 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

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

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

“I’m not; I won’t. All I’m saying is, don’t underestimate them.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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

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

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

In younger adults, focusing on short-term risk often underestimates the probability that they can get sick later in life.

From MarketWatch Mar. 19, 2026

When Disney underestimates the popularity of a new movie, as it did with the first “Frozen,” it takes months to rush additional products onto store shelves.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

Sorry is the fool who ever underestimates my mother.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

The threat that rising temperatures fuelled by climate change pose to the health of older people has been dramatically underestimated, according to a US modelling study published Tuesday.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Fong admitted she had "underestimated" the risk Cookie posed.

From BBC Aug. 14, 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

One factor that previous models may have underestimated is turbulence.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

I began to hope that I had underestimated the people of Mississippi.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

"That is why we are committed to progressing in a collaborative way, whilst not underestimating the considerable challenges ahead, and providing stability for all at the earliest opportunity."

From BBC Jul. 29, 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

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

After a few weeks my fevers became more pronounced, and my mother realized that because I am large and active for my age she’d been underestimating my dosage of quinine.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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