underachievement
Americannoun
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For the coach, that structure is non-negotiable after a season of underachievement.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
When the story of the 63-year-old's time in the boardroom is told and his legacy takes shape, it will be one of financial and structural success, but underachievement on it.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
The chief executive of Phoenix Education Centre, Emma Shaw, said the long-standing educational underachievement in working class Protestant areas is a big concern.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
For so long a symbol of serial sporting underachievement, the England men’s football team stand on the threshold of what would be a seminal achievement.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024
Fryer’s mission is the study of black underachievement.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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