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underserved

American  
[uhn-der-survd] / ˌʌn dərˈsɜrvd /

adjective

  1. not supplied with enough services or resources to serve or meet the needs of a particular group.


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The report calls for countries to use AI to "help extend otherwise costly medical, legal, educational, and agricultural services to underserved billions -- doing in a decade what might otherwise take a century."

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

AI can provide earlier and more accurate medical diagnoses, together with treatment plans providing real advancements for underserved communities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Possible uses include disaster response, healthcare in developing countries, and treatment in medically underserved regions.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Director Craig Gillespie is no stranger to turbulent filmmaking, and his “Cruella” commendably made an underserved villain into a fully sketched character, without overrelying on callbacks.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Many families in underserved sections of big cities didn’t have grocery stores in their neighborhoods.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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