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He adds that there was “a danger of the character becoming an anime villain,” which the writers wanted to undercut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

It could also undercut Netflix’s ability to raise prices in the U.S. and other countries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

The central argument of “Democracy Matters,” situated in a single, capacious, airy gallery, is largely unassailable: that our democracy has always been aspirational—a work in progress too often undercut by U.S. laws and practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Every spring an influx of new operators tends to pop up, often charging low rates to try to undercut their peers, said Avery Bustin, a 24-year-old with a detailing business in Montrose, Colo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

This stream did not seem to have any calm water, and I must have walked a thousand miles before I found a pool by a deep undercut bank in the shade of overhanging bushes.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

That detail undercuts the hard-luck narrative surrounding Bardella's early years which he would later use to appeal to a wider electorate.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

These are hardly examples of the court showing TLC for criminal defendants, and it undercuts Thomas’ claims on Monday.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

But health concerns have helped power a solar backlash that undercuts efforts to broaden energy sources even as customer costs are rising.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

This undercuts claims of supercharged fires and feedback loops of carbon release.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

The cope head undercuts the shoulder, as shown at a, a, in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The rising yields are pushing up mortgage rates and undercutting the stock rally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Trading Standards said Doctors on Wheels promised to do the tests for "just under £60", undercutting its competitors.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

That led Judge Perry to retort: “You are significantly undercutting your mea culpa here by standing behind the charges and continuing to vilify these particular defendants.”

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

Goldman said the risk to the United States was primarily one of reputation -- and that undercutting the Geneva Conventions could have dangerous impacts for a country frequently at war.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026

I eventually reached her husband through his importers’ association, which would later blackball him for undercutting his fellow members.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee