understatement
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Initial data showed 25 Foundayo prescriptions, but analysts believe this is an understatement.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Segal recalled that she could not tell whether the prince was vastly uninformed or simply demonstrating British understatement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Harry's mother, Sarah Carter, told the court: "Anything I write will be an understatement of the depth of pain."
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
To call CF an under-the-radar company may be an understatement.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
“Ha,” said Roscuro, “a little journey. That is right. Ha. I love the understatement of that phrase. A little journey. Oh, it will be a little journey. Indeed, it will. ”
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing understatement
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