as in to underestimate
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In the women’s game, Finland boasts more medals across the Olympics, European championships and world championships but Sweden is not to be underestimated.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Philistines are always declaring that no one reads literary criticism, but the record shows that publishers systematically underestimate the popularity of book reviews.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration suffered from high turnover, low worker morale, and an environment in which staff felt undervalued and unable to freely express their ideas and opinions, even before the agency’s outgoing leader took the job.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those numbers are a result of both Buffett’s shrewd calls on stocks that ended up being undervalued, as well as recent policy changes in Japan, including widespread corporate governance reform and new pro-growth government rules and spending that have benefited technology companies.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Traditionally, host nations benefit from sports events, although impacts are often overestimated.—
Frédéric Dimanche,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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These fears are amplified by what psychologists call the spotlight effect – our tendency to overestimate how much other people notice and judge us.—
Peter McGraw,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Buck is not alone in having underrated him; he has been largely overlooked by the Tate Modern, London’s most significant museum of contemporary art, which owns only five of his photographs.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots defense has been criminally underrated all season and Chaisson has been very effective in his role, but isn’t getting talked about enough.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Misesteem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misesteem. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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