Example Sentences

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Thurmond said that even under the current structure, underfunding of the state Education Department limits its effectiveness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

She says the real culprit is a "systemic underfunding" of the system.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

As the Palisades fire raged, then-Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley went on a television blitz, calling out city leadership for systematically underfunding her agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

He added that until the "chronic underfunding" and wider systemic problems were addressed, NHS dentistry would continue to fail to work for "dentists and for patients".

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

They interpreted their slapdash working conditions, created by chronic underfunding by the AEC, as an ominous sign that the agency’s commitment to Livermore remained conditional.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik