underrepresentation
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Cambridge said his hiring would help address underrepresentation of people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The team in a report released this week cautioned that these gaps need to be addressed to “avoid creating a self-reinforcing cycle of biases, underrepresentation and weaker productivity gains.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
Rule believes underrepresentation of Wales in the British media is a major factor.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Ana-Christina Ramón, UCLA’s director of the Entertainment and Media Research Initiative, says that this level of underrepresentation across all kinds of media is nothing new.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The agency has also sued employers for race and national origin discrimination, pointing to underrepresentation of Black, white, Latino, and Asian employees, in different cases.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2025
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