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underestimation

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Recent Examples of underestimation 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 About 2,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with West Nile virus in a typical year, which the CDC said is an underestimation because only one in five individuals that get West Nile develop symptoms. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 That’s probably an underestimation. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 June 2026 The first is the underestimation of local content – not just as an engagement driver, but as a transaction engine. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026 For Smith-Njigba, underestimation precedes dominance. — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026 The company has become established within the fintech community, with a trajectory defined not by underestimation, but by vision and execution. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Nov. 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

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Noun

Coal, which still supplies about 53% of China's energy mix by Wang's estimate, acted as a crucial shock absorber, allowing the economy to substitute away from oil when prices spiked.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
The memo cited a Law Department estimate of about 35,000 potential plaintiffs — roughly 10,000 of whom were expected to file claims — as a result of the September 11 attacks and outlined legislative options to limit the city’s legal liability.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

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But reports of such cases are growing nationally, alongside social media addiction, so Taylor is planning to add a new standard category—chatbot/social media—to the paperwork that his patients fill out when seeking psychiatric evaluations.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
The Falcons’ season begins this weekend; one that most are considering an evaluation year with an outside chance at playoff contention in a weak division.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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High-school students across Asia are pulling ahead of their Western peers, an annual global assessment indicates, as artificial intelligence spurs a worldwide race for talent and reshapes how young people learn.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
For our field staff, that meant less time on documentation and data entry and more time present with patients during assessments.

— Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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According to Ali Hafezi, the co-owner of a rug restoration and appraisal company, synthetic fiber rugs are among the easiest rugs to clean.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
The loan still has to clear credit review, reserve requirements, and an appraisal but the door that was closed is now open.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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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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The backlash — the reckoning, as some called it — led to a wave of corporate soul-searching that led to the demise of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben, and a public declaration that Black lives mattered.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
The nationwide racial reckoning led Florida to review the chant and ultimately end it.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of reckoning

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From dressing Zendaya, Demi Moore and Colman Domingo to securing investment from the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, which purchased an 85 percent stake in his company in 2018 at a valuation of about $500 million.

— Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
And there are live auctioning platforms, such as Whatnot, which recently saw its valuation raised to $20 billion.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

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