underdeveloped

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“There are several aspects of the revised application that are unclear or underdeveloped and require supplementation,” the board said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

For him, there's a strong neurological factor – young men's attitude to sports, money, and prediction markets is down to what he describes as "an underdeveloped pre-frontal cortex and a high appetite for risk".

From BBC • May 21, 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

“We think it’s possible that it’s underdeveloped, like an infant’s.”

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon