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undermanned

[uhn-der-mand] / ˌʌn dərˈmænd /
ADJECTIVE
inadequate in work force
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This cheerless club was grouchily owned, poorly assembled, haphazardly managed, chronically undermanned, and, worst of all, dull.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

But the danger for Ukraine, Zaluzhniy said, is that its undermanned army could reach a point of exhaustion unless it can take back the initiative in the high-tech drone war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

A week after the Rams lost to the seemingly undermanned San Francisco 49ers, they will travel to play the Lamar Jackson-less Baltimore Ravens and M&T Bank Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

"It's unempowered, it's undermanned and the quality of staff and magistrates is below par," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025

The Watch now had garrisons at Icemark, Long Barrow, Sable Hall, Greyguard, and Deep Lake, all badly undermanned, but ten castles still stood empty and abandoned.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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