understating
- present participle of understate.
Example Sentences
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David Protein stayed mostly quiet at first after a lawsuit accused it of understating its bars’ calories and fat content in January.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
SoFi Technologies shares rose 1.4% to $17.61 after short-seller Muddy Waters accused the company of understating debt.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
U.S. accounting rules for intangible assets have been subject to criticism for potentially understating their true value or sometimes excluding some internally developed assets entirely.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Between them, there’s a common understating of the elements within the frame, as well as a mutual concern for crafting images where any stylistic choice is secondary to the substance of what they communicate.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024
C. J. was understating the gravity of the situation.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
