underfunded

/ ˌʌndəˈfʌndɪd /

adjective

1. having or provided with insufficient funding

Example Sentences

She added: "As long as the university system in the UK is so wildly underfunded as it is now, universities will be vulnerable to attacks like this."

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Unite Secretary Susan Fitzgerald said: "Scotland is losing highly skilled jobs, decent affordable housing remains out of reach and public services remain underfunded and overstretched. Wages and living standards just aren't keeping up."

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The federal public defender for Southern California is in charge of a unit that’s always underfunded and perpetually an underdog against the might and resources of the government.

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Women's health research has historically been underfunded, and under-researched with medical research treating men's bodies as the default.

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The rigidity of the rules has often left women's teams underfunded, since clubs prioritise their men's squads to stay compliant.

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