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

It can however be fatal to infants with underdeveloped immune systems.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 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

He was far too young and too underdeveloped to row for the university, the only rowing game in town.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown