underproduce
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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“It’s better to underproduce for this niche group and get the publicity value of all of these fans really paying top dollar,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
The main problem is that genetic and epigenetic variables can cause some palms to underproduce.
From Nature ● Mar. 14, 2017
For all of the horribly renovated condos and body fluid-strewn McMansions “The Valley” puts us through, it’s hard to imagine any “Housewives” property airing this summer will feel as underproduced.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2025
But this was a different sort of raw, informed by the heat of moment, decades of injustice and Chappelle’s own need to do something, no matter how underproduced or off-the-cuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2020
Steve patrolled a site called BrickSeek, which claims to “locate the impossible,” even, as it turns out, the underproduced NES Classic.
From Washington Times ● May 16, 2017
Chip Knutdsen, who used to go to Saints matches, said the team overcharged for tickets and underproduced on the pitch.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2016
Accurate information, posted on the Internet in conveniently accessible form, is the ultimate “public good”: hugely valuable to society, but underproduced by the private sector.
From Slate ● May 25, 2012
Some members are underproducing, so that would more likely amount to a production cut of roughly 580,000 barrels per day.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
“Based on the industry’s long history of overpromising and underproducing in terms of providing low-cost power, we believe that these claims must be viewed carefully and cautiously.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Swept to the floor--or at least to the side--is the overbudget, underproducing International Space Station and the increasingly creaky, increasingly lethal shuttle fleet.
From Time Magazine Archive
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