underfunded
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Experts say corruption, poor intelligence sharing and underfunded local policing have hampered efforts to tackle the various crises.
From BBC
On the ground level, this means community volunteer efforts like neighborhood environmental cleanups, helping food pantries distribute sustenance to families in need and volunteers assisting underfunded local libraries.
From Salon
After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Germany dropped a long-standing pacifist tradition and started ramping up spending to overhaul its long underfunded armed forces.
From Barron's
“Both pension funds are substantially underfunded,” the organization says.
From MarketWatch
By independent estimates, Golden Dome alone could cost upward of $3.5 trillion over the next 20 years, but the program is likely underfunded even this year.
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