as in to misesteem
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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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By adjusting force in real time, robots may be able to interact more naturally with fragile objects and unpredictable environments without over-gripping, slipping, or misjudging contact.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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After big price increases during the pandemic, when vehicles were in short supply, Stellantis kept on going, misjudging how much consumers would be willing to pay, Brauer said.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
1 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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The team plans to further refine the material and test its ability to isolate additional rare earth elements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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The unit is cleaned, and safety controls are tested.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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People likely reevaluate their past romantic experiences as time goes on, a phenomenon that is crucial for understanding survey data like these.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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Jim Risch, the Republican chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned that Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the Ugandan president’s son, “crossed a red lineâ€� with the posts and called for the US to reevaluate military ties with and sanctions against Uganda.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Misprize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprize. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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