underestimate
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The International Rescue Committee, a New York-based charity that supports displaced people, says that is likely an underestimate, with the number of people exposed perhaps five times that number.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
What do audiences underestimate or misunderstand about what it takes to make a comedy?
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
“Many families underestimate how emotionally and financially demanding caregiving can become because they often view caring for parents primarily as an act of love,” Nguyen said.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Don’t underestimate, though, how much they are tangled up in worries about a coming AI shakeout.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Ulbrickson didn’t want anyone to underestimate the stakes or the brutal price of participation.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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