underdeveloped

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It only takes one attention-grabbing and theologically underdeveloped topic for these competing incentives to create drama.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The country has the largest oil reserves in Africa but the years of fighting and instability have left them chronically underdeveloped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

According to her Instagram post, Phillips was born with an underdeveloped kidney.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Brazil tilts more toward financials and commodities—it is one of the world’s major sources of iron ore, and has vast, underdeveloped rare-earth deposits.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

In addition, since humans are born underdeveloped, they can be educated and socialised to a far greater extent than any other animal.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari