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understates
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The same metric that inflates benefits in some regulatory contexts, understates them in others.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
That number understates the destruction.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Underemphasizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underemphasizes. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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