undersell
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Politicians had also sometimes used the term to "undersell the role", it says.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
"Don't undersell someone who comes from outside a system to change the system," Bruce Cahan, a professional colleague, said.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
“Our kids are durable. We undersell them sometimes.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
By manufacturing its own generic insulin through its CalRx Biosimilar Insulin Initiative, California hopes to undersell pharmaceutical companies and compel them to lower their prices to remain competitive.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
“He’s finding out how much we’re charging so he can undersell us!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
El-Sayed’s close win, in which he underperformed the polling, in some ways undersells his achievement.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
But even Reitzes’ target undersells what is possible.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
But even that eye-popping number undersells just how efficient he was, as he prepares to face the San Francisco 49ers for a spot in the NFC Championship game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
"Everyone starts off with the pace, but I think that really undersells Louis' value," he told Rugby Union Weekly.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
"I cannot allow my name to stand with his, because he undersells all other publishers at the regular and advertised prices."
From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Samuel Smiles
While an associate justice, Alito’s power on the Court shouldn’t be undersold.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Although he never officially requested a trade, he spoke out against the analytics models that he believed undersold his value to his team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Retailer John Lewis is bringing back its "never knowingly undersold" price pledge from Monday, two years after abandoning it.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
What‘s more, the suit says, the new agreements with Disney+ and Hulu were “‘sweetheart’ deals” that undersold how much value Disney was actually getting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
She’s undersold herself because she’s not simply a hugger, she’s a damn good hugger.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Without wishing to draw the ire of Swifties, McIntyre may actually be underselling the World Cup’s potential economic impact.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
One key point: Don’t sell yourself short by underselling what you accomplished.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
In fact, he might have been underselling things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
After this uncharacteristic foray into newsiness, Mulaney doubled down on his self-deprecating style of underselling his series “Everybody’s Live,” which will air live weekly starting March 12 for 12 weeks.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
“Why, yes. I would be underselling my competitors.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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