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undershoot

[uhn-der-shoot, uhn-der-shoot] / ˌʌn dərˈʃut, ˈʌn dərˌʃut /


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However, the overall undershoot in inflation compared to expectations suggests that the indirect effect of higher global energy prices will be smaller than assumed, Berenberg economist Andrew Wishart says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

“The risk in 2026 has always been skewed to further easing given the expected undershoot of the inflation target,” Deutsche Bank’s Chief European Economist Mark Wall said in a recent research note.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

A runway safety area refers to an area adjacent to, or at the end of a runway, meant to limit damage to aircraft should they overshoot, undershoot or veer off the runway.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2025

O’Brien’s staging is deliberately old-fashioned, filled with simple effects and modest outlays meant to match the content but that somehow undershoot the mark.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2023

"Better to overshoot than to undershoot," added Aylward.

From The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

After a series of undershoots in the years following the 2008-09 financial crisis, policy would seek to exceed the 2% target—which it did readily.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

If a team undershoots its targets, it falls back quickly.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2024

Wall Street and world markets cheered below-consensus U.S. inflation on Wednesday, but they may not be so accommodating if Chinese inflation on Thursday also undershoots forecasts.

From Reuters May 10, 2023

The snippet we see of their idiotic vanity project, “The Striking Viking,” aims so low it undershoots satire by a mile.

From New York Times Jul. 5, 2018

Since regular jet flights started two years ago, no U.S. commercial jet has cracked up seriously on landing, but there have been perilously close undershoots and overshoots because of pilot misjudgment.

From Time Magazine Archive

The history of the building also captivated Brendan - it is an undershot watermill, which means water flows underneath the waterwheel, striking the paddles at the bottom.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

Global silver supplies undershot demand for a fifth year in a row in 2025, according to the Silver Institute.

From MarketWatch Dec. 10, 2025

“The company’s September quarter results exceeded our estimates at the gross margin and Ebitda level even as revenue undershot slightly, driven by production challenges,” the firm wrote following Monday’s report.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

Still, the September print undershot the 5.7% rise expected in a poll of economists by data provider FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

Lieutenant Xiomara Rojas has an undershot jaw, and her jumble of yellowish teeth is visible when she shouts.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

But spending appeared to lose steam, undershooting expectations of economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal who instead expected growth of 0.4 percent.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

“Given the modest outlook for growth and inflation, the materialisation of downside risks could easily lead to close-to-stagnant growth rates and a deeper undershooting of the inflation target,” the account said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

Kroenke always told his development team that undershooting L.A. would be a huge mistake, that the opportunity here was immeasurable.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2025

"Overall, there's more undershooting than overshooting of fertility ideals," she says.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2025

Employers added 175,000 positions in April, the Labor Department reported Friday, undershooting forecasts.

From New York Times May 3, 2024




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