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These figures do not exaggerate the amount of needed borrowing: They understate it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Cash payments help businesses understate turnover to stay below the VAT threshold, while cash wages help them avoid payroll taxes.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

But if they are broadening into something more persistent, the trimmed mean will understate inflation, possibly by a lot.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

“I cannot understate the complexity and engineering involved in setting up the interiors for a head-of-state type airplane,” White said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Francis saw no reason to understate the power of the helical theory and within several minutes revealed the way Bessel functions gave neat answers.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

And that understates the savings, because it also would have cut the $9 trillion in net interest the government has to pay on the national debt over that period.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

“This understates the costliness to U.S. households though, because tariffs also allow non-importing firms to raise their prices if they’re competing with imports,” Bivens said.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026

Marco Lavagna, head of Argentina’s Indec statistics agency, stepped down Monday after the government delayed plans to update the country’s inflation index, which economists said understates current price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

He says dismissing concerns as a GTA-style moral panic "understates what is changing".

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

It generally understates the volume of the Nzadi, by not allowing sufficiently for the double equinoctial periods of high water, March to June, as well as September to December; and by ignoring the north-equatorial supply.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

Harryhausen’s influence on later filmmakers, from George Lucas to Tim Burton and on through Wes Anderson, can’t be understated.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

The small change went a long way for buyers with smaller wrists, or who were looking to get something more understated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

With his friendly smile and understated suit, the 51-year-old businessman is spearheading a series of industrial and logistics infrastructure projects, with the aim of developing sectors for the processing of raw materials.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

But the feature dithers in development, which becomes something of a running joke here; the shot of a stone-faced Mr. McElwee watching a ridiculous promo reel is a moment of perfectly understated comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Somewhere above me, the Pastor boomed robust greetings and explanations, leaving little room for the doctor’s understated replies.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Short seller Muddy Waters Research accused SoFi of understating debt and intentionally diluting shareholders in a March report—claims SoFi called “factually inaccurate and misleading.”

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

To say the inevitable occurs is understating the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

U.S. accounting rules for intangible assets have been subject to criticism for potentially understating their true value or sometimes excluding some internally developed assets entirely.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

Between them, there’s a common understating of the elements within the frame, as well as a mutual concern for crafting images where any stylistic choice is secondary to the substance of what they communicate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024

C. J. was understating the gravity of the situation.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston