underestimation

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Recent Examples of underestimation These numbers are likely an underestimation, though. Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 There are a couple of reasons to think that this is an underestimation of the impact, as well. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025 Limitations The study was limited by a number of factors, including its short duration, the inclusion of relatively healthy and mostly White participants, and the possible underestimation of effects in individuals with higher baseline inflammation. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025 For policymakers and investors alike, ignoring these signs risks the underestimation of broader economic fragility. 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
  • In his speech, Van Zile cited an estimate that 60,000 gambling machines are operating in taverns across the state, resulting in millions of dollars in uncollected taxes.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Central, South, and Southeast Asia lost as much as 11% of their 2019 GDP owing to exposure to fine particulate matter, according to World Bank estimates.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As part of the Bay List’s commitment to lowering the barrier of entry for writers, Dolby Laboratories provided fee waivers for a free month of hosting and one free evaluation for the first 150 eligible submissions.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
  • As part of this, internal deployment should be treated with the same care as external deployment, and rigorous assessments and evaluations to identify dangerous capabilities, the establishment of clear risk profiles, and required control or guardrail mechanisms prior to usage should be encouraged .
    Yoshua Bengio, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In my estimation, this comes down to the time spent researching, as ChatGPT conducts research for much longer.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Well, at least that’s Noel’s estimation.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Representatives from the District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, county Behavioral Health Services and the court crafted San Diego’s approach, creating a process for a defendant to move from arrest to arraignment to assessment.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In response to that legislation, De Anza developed new assessment practices, curriculum and other services that support students in completing those college-level courses.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The appraisal district appraises the market value of residential, commercial and industrial property for tax purposes.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Part of the new legislative package is also an effort to combat home appraisal discrimination, which has often put non-white households at a disadvantage.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sherrill’s Narrow Lead Holds Across Most Polls Across 10 surveys conducted from late September to mid-October, Sherrill’s lead ranges from one to eight points, underscoring a competitive contest.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But the anti-Mamdani vote is divided between Cuomo and Sliwa, who trails the former governor in available surveys.
    New York Times, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thieves took less than eight minutes to steal jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) — a high-profile heist that sparked a national reckoning and stunned the world.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Many non-White people abandoned White evangelical churches after the George Floyd racial reckoning.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the Hong Kong listing should enhance the company’s liquidity and visibility, Zephirin added that a valuation re-rating is unlikely without meaningful gains in capital efficiency or strategy execution.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
  • However, with its valuation today being closer to $550 billion, YouTube has grown some 333x (unadjusted for inflation).
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Underestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimation. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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