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By my rough calculations, you and your brother should have at least $500,000 each — meaning your lawyer may have underestimated the value.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

“The manufacturing narrative is playing out about as we expected, but we have underestimated how much the market was willing to overlook a lack of earnings power,” Arcuri wrote.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

But even he might have underestimated its most expensive cost: the destruction of trust.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

"Reading some of these posts, even I have underestimated the emotion," he says.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2024

I’m afraid that I may have underestimated him at first and thought him some kind of discount superintendent.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove