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The budget documents show the group had already spent about $75 million through 2025 and had estimated it could spend roughly another $164 million this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Christie's had estimated the guitar would fetch between $2m and $4m, according to its website.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had estimated new claims would rise to 215,000.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Wall Street had estimated $939 million heading into the earnings release.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

He had estimated our food supply exactly: seventy-eight days’ worth at the outside.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin