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understate

[uhn-der-steyt] / ˌʌn dərˈsteɪt /


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Capital requirements rely heavily on risk weights and internal models that understate true exposure.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

To say, the post went viral is to understate the interest it generated.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 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

"The UK, I think, to understand certain aspects of our culture, you've got to dig into it a little bit because we tend to understate things quite a lot."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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