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overestimation

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Recent Examples of overestimation All four actors failed to achieve Actor Award recognition this year, signaling a possible overestimation of enthusiasm for this international Oscar contender. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 The study found that the incorrect, older models led to a significant bias in criticality calculations, causing an artificial overestimation of the reactor’s effective neutron multiplication factor (keff). — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025 Even if that number is a vast overestimation, and the death toll from all nuclear accidents were a vast underestimation, splitting atoms in nuclear power stations is still one of the safest things that humanity does. — Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025 This was later updated to reflect a 598,000 overestimation in previous data. — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overestimation

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Leaders who have not directly experienced the capability shift are likely to underestimate it, and the organization will inherit that underestimation in its plans.

— Andrew Sorohan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Correcting the widespread underestimation of how much scientists and ordinary people actually want action may be one of the highest-leverage things a communicator can do.

— Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of underestimation

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Between 2023 and 2024, the property’s tax bill jumped from around $75,000 to more than $100,000, following the county’s triennial reassessment.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
The exhibition arrives as institutions, including LACMA, prepare a broader reassessment of Lynch’s career, underscoring how his signature style continues to shape our imaginations.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of reassessment

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The survey found that voters favored a generic Democratic candidate for Congress over a Republican 46% to 40%, but the Democratic advantage expanded to 11 points among those who definitely plan to vote.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
The state ranks first in union strength among state employees, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Foundation.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

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