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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

"I think that sometimes we forget to breathe, like really intentionally breathe, and we underestimate the powers that it might bring to our body and mind."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Or, perhaps, the astonishment should be at how easy it often has been to underestimate one so young.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“No one sits out this fire fight! Never underestimate the enemy!”

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

“Their greatest advantage is that the Western world underestimates them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 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

Because he never underestimates the cruelty of those we face.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

But for whatever reason, that becomes the data point for why I underestimated the magnitude of the miss, which then becomes the data point for my firing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

I think punk was underestimated because, look, it’s 50 years later and we’re still here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Scent is often underestimated, when it can be the most evocative.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

I wanted to show her that underestimating me was a mistake.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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