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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underproduce.

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Examples

  • Well, first the nature of a long term contract like that is he overproduces in his first couple years then underproduces in his last couple, so I'm ok if he's really only a huge hitter the first 4-5 years or so.

    McCovey Chronicles 2010

  • Another explanation for a protein deficiency is that the body is simply not producing enough of them - a symptom of conditions including hypothyroidism, in which the body underproduces necessary hormones, or Cushing's syndrome, Lustig says.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2009

  • Another explanation for a protein deficiency is that the body is simply not producing enough of them - a symptom of conditions including hypothyroidism, in which the body underproduces necessary hormones, or Cushing's syndrome, Lustig says.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2009

  • The someone in this case is a nameless dairy cow, identified only by a number and probably an radio frequency identification tag in her ear that helps the slave ownerfarmer track her productivity so he can send her to slaughter once she underproduces.

    Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World 2009

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