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Recent Examples of underestimation
For policymakers and investors alike, ignoring these signs risks the underestimation of broader economic fragility.
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Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Too much underestimation of Jensen Huang and his relationship with the president.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 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
Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Too much underestimation of Jensen Huang and his relationship with the president.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimation
Noun
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The number of facilities is significantly more than any previous estimate.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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This marks the lowest pond estimate since 2004.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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On July 28, a judge ordered Brown to get a forensic evaluation after Brown’s public defender questioned Brown’s capacity in a motion.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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These graphs not only support debugging but also inform model evaluation, versioning and agent performance monitoring.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The wrongful death lawsuit comes amid the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The assessment was first reported by the Washington Post.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Defensive assessment The Horned Frogs’ defense did what it was supposed to most of the night against Abilene Christian, but the performance still left something to be desired.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Worrying for France, Fitch's latest appraisal of France's credit-worthiness was the first of several rating reviews on the horizon.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The building’s owners obtained an independent appraisal, which Denver Water paid for, and submitted it by the July deadline.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Unlike other customer satisfaction surveys, the Airline Quality Rating exclusively uses government data that airlines must report monthly.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Master’s degree holders have long dominated the returnee landscape, accounting for nearly 80% of all returnees last year, according to an annual survey by Zhilian Zhaopin, a leading recruitment platform in China.—
Joyce Jiang,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Doing a thorough reckoning of the impact of AI on humanity is hard.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Since George Floyd’s 2020 murder spurred a public reckoning, including in the art world, Chiu has helped the Crocker acquire more than 100 works.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Subscribe today Congratulations are due to Alphabet for joining the $3 trillion valuation club, to which only Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia have memberships.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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For most companies and CEOs, the metrics would be preposterously out of reach — among them are an eight-fold increase in market valuation and a 30-fold increase in earnings — but that ignores Musk’s ability to marshal investor enthusiasm and pull off new product launches.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Underestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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