undercut
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On the campaign trail, Siegmund -- a former entrepreneur with a sharp undercut hairstyle and a huge social media following -- has been mobbed by adoring fans, many wearing T-shirts bearing his likeness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Talk of possible reconciliation could be undercut by reports that William might remove their Sussex titles when he eventually becomes monarch.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
She added: "A chart that rewards unlicensed AI output would undercut the very basis of the recorded music we exist to represent."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
But his self-assurance is intriguingly undercut during an unguarded exchange in which he acknowledges that no prospective romantic partner has been comfortable with his desire to keep returning to Gaza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
There was one awkward spot, where there was no ledge and the wall was sheer and even undercut for a short space; there he slipped and swung out on the silver line.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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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
“It undercuts all of the values and standards and principles that were already being prioritized and implemented in federal agencies,” Barbati-Dajches said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
How should this calm, learned man know anything about undercuts or science in blows?
From In the Midst of Alarms by Robert Barr
This serves their goals of undercutting both their target’s work and the institutions they represent.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The Chinese challengers Seedance, Kling and Alibaba’s HappyHorse have rapidly closed the gap on cinematic realism and have upstaged their American rivals by undercutting them on cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
There might be an even bigger competitive threat in the form of Chinese AI entrants undercutting the entire market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Smaller breweries are also blocked from supermarket sales due to price undercutting.
From BBC ● May 25, 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
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