undersell
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Politicians had also sometimes used the term to "undersell the role", it says.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
To say it confounded Buehler would undersell the toll it took on his usually unflappable psyche.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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
The movies have ostensibly been at death’s door at least since the shift to sync sound, which isn’t to undersell the industry’s business woes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 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
As impressive as that is, it actually undersells the school’s import.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
But believing that Citigroup is ripe for another relapse undersells how much has changed at the bank—and around it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 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
The employer who is using the better method undersells those who use inferior ones, and forces them either to improve their own methods or to go out of business.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by John Bates Clark
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
Maybe I undersold Polinger as “Raw” 101, or maybe Ducournau is regressing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
The retailer said its strategy for boosting the business included the return of its "never knowingly undersold" price pledge, which it announced last week.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
Newsom, nevertheless, said he would welcome being undersold, as it would be an indication of a successful market disruption.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 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
Warsh then served as Bernanke’s eyes and ears on Wall Street and Capitol Hill, sometimes introducing himself to lawmakers as an aide to the chairman, underselling his Senate-confirmed job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
One key point: Don’t sell yourself short by underselling what you accomplished.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 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
