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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
undercount .
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Examples
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THORNBURGH: I think this caller is right on the money in his question, and I think it prompts to us look at what these so-called undercounts are.
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Democrats, particularly those representing majority minority districts, have long argued that limiting census totals to a tally of every live person who can be found is unfair because it "undercounts" those who might be difficult to interview, such as migrant workers and the homeless.
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There were anomalous "undercounts," where votes were cast in races for Governor, Senator, and other races, but not for the House seat.
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There were anomalous "undercounts," where votes were cast in races for Governor, Senator, and other races, but not for the House seat.
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"undercounts" is more characteristic of an oligarchy, not a constitutional republic.
Claremont.org 2009
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"undercounts" is more characteristic of an oligarchy, not a constitutional republic.
Claremont.org 2009
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Looking only at switches across the borders of religious traditions, therefore, undercounts the extent to which American religion is in flux.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Like anything having to do with American war-fighting, however, such figures regularly turn out to be undercounts.
Tom Engelhardt: Cutting $100 Billion?... Easy -- If Only Washington Had a Brain Tom Engelhardt 2011
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You can talk about undercounts, but it's going to be very difficult to prove and they are going to have to go to the courts, said demographer Kurt Metzger, director of Data Drive Detroit, a non-profit data research firm.
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You can talk about undercounts, but it's going to be very difficult to prove and they are going to have to go to the courts, said demographer Kurt Metzger, director of Data Drive Detroit, a non-profit data research firm.
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