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Under (in any sense):insufficient ,insufficiently , below what is correct;subordinate to;beneath orbehind .
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Examples
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The data also showed a pickup in hourly earnings, a drop in long-term joblessness and a decrease in so-called under- employment.
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The data also showed a pickup in hourly earnings, a drop in long-term unemployment and a decrease in so-called under- employment.
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My greatest under-$5 triumph: a cotton and spandex V-neck blouse I found on Forever21.com for $3.80.
A Fashionista's Secret Weapon: Cheap Tops Teri Agins 2011
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The race-baiting has become so common and cavalier that when Donald Trump insinuated the president was an affirmative action baby it was hard to spend any real energy getting outraged because the comment--though clearly dripping with racial under- and overtones--was tame compared to others.
Keli Goff: Is the GOP Finally Ready to Tackle Its Race Problem in 2012? Keli Goff 2011
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He spent a decade toiling away as frontman for under- appreciated alt-rock band the Czars before finally gaining traction as a solo artist with last year's Queen Of Denmark, a collaboration with the band Midlake that rather outshone their own lacklustre recent album.
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He resisted proposals that would send us back into Recession, yes, but where is the plan to put 29 million under- and unemployed Americans back to work?
Heather McGhee: President's Deficit Plan Recaptures the Fiscal High Road -- Almost Heather McGhee 2011
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Because only two Las Vegas sports books—the Golden Nugget's and the M Casino's, run by Cantor Gaming—offer the betting lines so early, and because so little is known about teams at this early stage, knowledgeable bettors say there are under- and overrated teams to be exploited.
An Early Way to Beat the Odds Darren Everson 2011
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The race-baiting has become so common and cavalier that when Donald Trump insinuated the president was an affirmative action baby it was hard to spend any real energy getting outraged because the comment--though clearly dripping with racial under- and overtones--was tame compared to others.
Keli Goff: Is the GOP Finally Ready to Tackle Its Race Problem in 2012? Keli Goff 2011
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The Allstate spokeswoman, Meghann Dowd, said the company wouldn't know whether the mistakes had under- or over-estimated those figures until it re-ran the reports.
Allstate Warns Agents of Tax Errors, Bonus Issues Erik Holm 2012
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The race-baiting has become so common and cavalier that when Donald Trump insinuated the president was an affirmative action baby it was hard to spend any real energy getting outraged because the comment--though clearly dripping with racial under- and overtones--was tame compared to others.
Keli Goff: Is the GOP Finally Ready to Tackle Its Race Problem in 2012? Keli Goff 2011
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