underwritten

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His bandmates are pretty funny but so underwritten that one even gives a big speech about how he’s more than just a bit player in Rick’s life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

I would have to name my estate as beneficiary and then, after the policy is underwritten, change the beneficiary to whomever I want.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The countermeasures are underwritten by a political organization called Building a Better California, which has received $57 million from Brin as well as $36 million from other California billionaires and business leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Translated to the screen, her already underwritten — and always strangely named — characters look even less like real humans with real motivations.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Lee had already underwritten the funeral and sent a wash basket of groceries to the stricken families.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck