undercut

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Funding cuts don’t just undermine disease surveillance, they also undercut public trust, which continues to drop.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Though she acknowledged she mishandled both caught-on-tape situations and said she apologized to the staffer, the videos hindered her early momentum and have undercut her efforts to make inroads with potential allies in the race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

As with its index funds, Vanguard’s active fund launches are coming with aggressively below-market fees that undercut competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Note that these happened as the price undercut the secular 200-month simple moving average.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

This stream did not seem to have any calm water, and I must have walked a thousand miles before I found a pool by a deep undercut bank in the shade of overhanging bushes.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George