as in to appreciate
to place too high a value on
the contractors overestimated their ability to do the work on such short notice
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Something that the recent fighting has revealed is how Iran’s and Hezbollah’s prowess and capabilities were overestimated—and Israel’s under-regarded.
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Our research led us to identify four categories of employees, based on their awareness of the relevance of their skills and their own skill levels:
Unknown unknowns: An employee who overestimates their skills and has skills gaps that prevent confident and safe task execution.
—Bernardo Nunes, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Historically, people overestimate technological change in the short-run but vastly underestimate it in the long-run.
—Allison Salisbury, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
How to check blood pressure accurately The new study findings are consistent with some separate previous research that has shown unsupported arm positions or the arm being positioned below heart level can overestimate a blood pressure reading.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Our research led us to identify four categories of employees, based on their awareness of the relevance of their skills and their own skill levels:
Unknown unknowns: An employee who overestimates their skills and has skills gaps that prevent confident and safe task execution.
—Bernardo Nunes, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Historically, people overestimate technological change in the short-run but vastly underestimate it in the long-run.
—Allison Salisbury, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
How to check blood pressure accurately The new study findings are consistent with some separate previous research that has shown unsupported arm positions or the arm being positioned below heart level can overestimate a blood pressure reading.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
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