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undercut

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


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undersell
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We undercut the hotels and some of the other listings in our area by $100.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The threat that new players will vastly undercut what they can charge for advanced AI pushed down some tech and AI company stock prices last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 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

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

Then Dudley was falling, as if someone had undercut his legs, his massive frame smashing against the porch.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

James Egelhof, chief U.S. economist at BNP Paribas, said this undercuts the Fed’s strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

Small undercut articles may be cast from, by making a mould of best glue — "gelatine glue" — which readily stretches enough to "clear" undercuts and come off the model.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu

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

"That's what it is - a business earning money, undercutting competitors, and not following the rules."

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

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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