Example Sentences

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The registrar only made countywide estimations, which includes a much larger pool than L.A. city voters who will decide the mayor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Many analysts have been less optimistic in their estimations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026

The pair came away from the meeting with differing estimations on the progress toward guaranteeing a peace deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Facial age estimations will be conducted by ID verification company Persona on the Roblox app, with images and video to be deleted "immediately" after processing.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Pure mathematics does indeed deal with certainties, but its applications are only as good as the underlying empirical assumptions, simplifications, and estimations that go into them.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos