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undercut

[uhn-der-kuht, uhn-der-kuht, uhn-der-kuht] / ˌʌn dərˈkʌt, ˈʌn dərˌkʌt, ˈʌn dərˌkʌt /


VERB
undersell
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That win was undercut by a raging pandemic.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

We don’t know if Pam is being undercut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

“That will really, truly undercut the business of hotels,” Filla added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Fears that SpaceX could undercut wireless rates and squeeze launch capacity led Potter to trim his assumed monthly price for AST SpaceMobile’s service to $12 from $15.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

It wasn’t exactly a spacious cavern, more an undercut in the face of the cliff, with a curtain of enormous icicles screening the entrance.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

"Illegal working undermines honest employers, undercuts local wages, and fuels organised immigration crime," she added.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 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

The 12% reduction to proposed schedules undercuts plans by United and American to add more flights at the hub.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

The waste mold is made from soft or fleshy objects which can be drawn from it in spite of projections known as undercuts.

From Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration by Albert B. Farnham

Cheaper goods from China continue to pose a significant threat to German manufacturers, undercutting the country’s competitiveness on international markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

This serves their goals of undercutting both their target’s work and the institutions they represent.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

With less of a coastal buffer, any large waves that come in “will have even greater impact on the shoreline, with more likelihood of flooding and undercutting of cliffs,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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

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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