undercut
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In June he revealed a state budget measure that capped how much in tax credits a business can claim each year, a limit industry groups warned would undercut the expanded program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Retailers like private-label products because they allow the chains to undercut competitors on price, control production and advertising costs, and deliver fatter margins, retail analysts say.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
On the campaign trail, Siegmund -- a former entrepreneur with a sharp undercut hairstyle and a huge social media following -- has been mobbed by adoring fans, many wearing T-shirts bearing his likeness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
A firm reading, on the other hand, could undercut the argument that inflation is on its way to the central bank’s 2% target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
There was a high, undercut cliff there and some birds building their nests against the face of it.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
That detail undercuts the hard-luck narrative surrounding Bardella's early years which he would later use to appeal to a wider electorate.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
These are hardly examples of the court showing TLC for criminal defendants, and it undercuts Thomas’ claims on Monday.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
But health concerns have helped power a solar backlash that undercuts efforts to broaden energy sources even as customer costs are rising.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
James Egelhof, chief U.S. economist at BNP Paribas, said this undercuts the Fed’s strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
I generally prepare cavities the same as for non-cohesive gold, but a Tg filling may be held in a more shallow cavity and with less undercuts than for gold.
From Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth by Henry Lovejoy Ambler
This serves their goals of undercutting both their target’s work and the institutions they represent.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The Chinese challengers Seedance, Kling and Alibaba’s HappyHorse have rapidly closed the gap on cinematic realism and have upstaged their American rivals by undercutting them on cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
There might be an even bigger competitive threat in the form of Chinese AI entrants undercutting the entire market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
"That's what it is - a business earning money, undercutting competitors, and not following the rules."
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
He was holding the Lombard back and shouting, “You offer a usurious rate! Forty percent! Forty! My uncle offered thirty. Thirty is reasonable! Thirty is standard! But thirty is undercutting now?”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
