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overestimates

  • plural
    of overestimate.
    overestimate
    verb (used with object)
    to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like.
  • present tense form
    of overestimate (3rd person singular).
    overestimate
    verb (used with object)
    to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like.

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NBCUniversal executive Mark Marshall publicly criticized Nielsen, saying it overestimates streaming viewership at the expense of traditional media companies’ valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Unfortunately, the price action overestimates near-term profit possibility, Reese explained while cutting the stock to Underperform from Neutral.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

It's tremendous knockabout stuff, but it rather overestimates the scale of the challenge Scotland have faced when playing against England in the Townsend era.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Whatever the full explanation, the current focus on shoplifting is part of a broader trend: The public often overestimates crime.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023

One overestimates the advantages and the strength of the revolution and strives towards ends unattainable under given conditions.

From Our Revolution Essays on Working-Class and International Revolution, 1904-1917 by Leon Davidovich Trotzky