underachievement
Americannoun
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Whatever the result against France, this campaign, which arrived with such high hopes and has dragged through such lows, will rightly be scrutinised to find the cause of England's underachievement.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
They are members of Phoenix Education Centre, a group that aims to tackle educational underachievement in the area with a community-led approach.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
For so long a symbol of serial sporting underachievement, the England men’s football team stand on the threshold of what would be a seminal achievement.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024
“To be happy that Vietnam is growing at 5% reflects the kind of underachievement we should not be happy about,” Mattoo said in an online briefing.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024
Fryer’s mission is the study of black underachievement.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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