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- verb   Simple past tense and past participle of underinvest .
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								So I shouldn't use the word underinvested, just less of a cut relative to your peers, I guess. 
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								PepsiCo executives acknowledged on a conference call that it had "underinvested" in its Quaker line but said the company is starting to spend more on developing new, healthier offerings under this brand. 
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								Rio, the world's third-biggest mining group, was "underinvested" in Africa, and Mr Albanese intended to increase exploration and mine development on the continent. 
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								They are on sale, and most people are underinvested there. How to Make Your 401(k) Plan Work Harder Brett Arends 2012 
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								She also has disputed the notion that the company underinvested in About, citing the acquisition of sites such as CalorieCount.com. Digital Strategy Undid New York Times CEO Russell Adams 2011 
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								But, it is important to remember that every defense dollar spent to over-insure against a remote or diminishing risk - – or, in effect, to “run up the score” in a capability where the United States is already dominant - – is a dollar not available to take care of our people, reset the force, win the wars we are in, and improve capabilities in areas where we are underinvested and potentially vulnerable. 
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								But, it is important to remember that every defense dollar spent to over-insure against a remote or diminishing risk - – or, in effect, to “run up the score” in a capability where the United States is already dominant - – is a dollar not available to take care of our people, reset the force, win the wars we are in, and improve capabilities in areas where we are underinvested and potentially vulnerable. 
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								Though few seem to want to bring it up in their zeal to bash the TSA, airline security was much more lax pre-9/11 and was conducted by minimum wage employees — this is because the airlines were responsible for security themselves and systematically underinvested init. The Volokh Conspiracy » If you like the BP spill, you’ll love cyberwar 2010 
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								But now that cutoff is near, plenty of investors are nervous that underinvested fund managers will rush into lousy deals. Investors to Buyout Funds: Keep the Cash John Jannarone 2011 
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								CWW has underinvested in the Web hosting and cloud-computing services that customers increasingly want. Wiring for Help at Cable & Wireless Hester Plumridge 2012 
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