misprizing

verb

present participle of misprize
as in misesteeming

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  1. underestimating
  2. undervaluing
  3. misjudging
  4. testing
  5. analyzing
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  • Many organizations currently lack clear visibility into their AI spending, often underestimating the true operational costs, which often surpasses human labor expenses.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • But this case has become a joint venture for both the FBI and the NYPD, so Alice has been paired up with Frank Choi (Rob Yang), who is a comically brash and misogynistic agent who keeps underestimating Alice at every turn.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of underestimating
Verb
  • Stop undervaluing yourself, period.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • For most of their history, the Panthers have gotten by with mediocre safeties, undervaluing a position that can be manned by a real game-changer.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of undervaluing
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  • Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Definition of misjudging
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  • Anthropic said a misconfiguration allowed Claude models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated, leading to unauthorized access to three organizations’ systems.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Engineers plan to integrate the system with a lunar rover before testing it on Earth and later demonstrating it on the Moon.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of testing
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  • Also, what would happen to the College Sports Commission, the main NIL enforcement arm that spends the bulk of its time analyzing third-party NIL deals that would be greatly reduced under this arrangement?
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Artificial intelligence is also anticipated to assist pilots by rapidly analyzing battlefield information, prioritizing threats, and coordinating missions with unmanned aircraft.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Definition of analyzing
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