as in underestimating
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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underestimating
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Markets are underestimating the long-term need for memory chips in the AI buildout, and shares of chipmaker Micron Technology stand to gain more than 30% from their current level, according to several Wall Street banks.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
11 May 2026 -
Investors may be seriously underestimating the global economic impacts of the war in Iran, executives warned Thursday.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Underrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrating. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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