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In an earlier exception to the rule, the National Football League last year said the firm had underestimated its games’ audiences by millions of viewers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In the same year, he also received notification that the housing association had underestimated the previous year's service charge, and he and other homeowners received an extra bill for more than £2,000.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In February, an internal Israeli military investigation into Hamas's attack acknowledged the armed forces' "complete failure" to prevent the assault, saying that for years it had underestimated the group's capabilities.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

In New York City, low annual estimates from the 2010s shaped the city’s politics and sense of self, before the 2020 Census revealed that they had underestimated the population by 550,000 people!

From Slate • May 16, 2025

We had underestimated Inkatha’s strength in KwaZulu, and they had demonstrated it on election day.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela