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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
undersell .
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Examples
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Economists call this "soft information," but this term undersells the value of a long-time lender-borrower relationship.
Katy Welter: Want to Help Small Businesses? Move Your Money to One 2010
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Economists call this "soft information," but this term undersells the value of a long-time lender-borrower relationship.
Katy Welter: Want to Help Small Businesses? Move Your Money to One Katy Welter 2010
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On a wider issue, I think Celtic romanticism undersells the genius of the Scottish people.
Why are English sporting heroes so dull? | Kevin McKenna 2011
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Though an eloquent champion, Mr. Ferguson actually undersells the strength of Western civilization.
The Birth of the Modern World Brendan Simms 2011
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But I think that description rather undersells the collection, which is in general very good, and which really addresses the intersection between religion and science fiction from a number of different directions, not all of them obviously Catholic in sensibility; Robert Silverberg's "The Pope of the Chimps", for instance, looks at non-human religion.
Linkspam for 16-8-2009 nwhyte 2009
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First impression: Mr. Dennis's reputation for being a wound-like-a-chronograph neat freak clearly undersells his mania.
The Best Sports Car, and Why to Skip It Dan Neil 2011
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On a wider issue, I think Celtic romanticism undersells the genius of the Scottish people.
Why are English sporting heroes so dull? | Kevin McKenna 2011
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Yet describing West Brom as fellow newcomers undersells them considerably.
West Brom do not look like yoyos now Roberto Di Matteo has added steel Paul Wilson 2010
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In a post on the company's policy blog, the assistant vice president for Internet and technology issues, Link Hoewing, argues that my column oversells the virtues of dial-up and DSL competition and undersells people's current choices in broadband service.
News flash: Verizon thinks the Internet-access market is just fine 2010
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But even this description dangerously undersells its importance, because the region looks fated to determine the outcomes of many vital 21st-century concerns, including the vexed issue of global warming.
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