understate

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He told the BBC's Newscast: "I don't think you can understate how serious the situation and the peril is that the prime minister finds himself in."

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

It’s hard to understate the impact of the transformational deal.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

It’s good to have enough in your cabinet reserves, but don’t understate how far two can go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

And the current data understate the dominance of passive, valuation-blind index investing because many of the supposed “active” investors are closet indexers, St. James adds.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

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