underplay

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Some researchers say current guidelines underplay the risks of transmission, though most still expect the outbreak to be contained.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

By endeavoring to tell the entire history of art, as far as their collections allow, they sometimes underplay a concentration within their holdings that makes them distinctive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

And if you underplay it, they’re like, “John, why didn’t you go harder?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

Sir Howard later sought to clarify his remarks, saying he "did not intend to underplay" the challenges buyers face.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

“In low-power distance index countries,” Hofstede wrote in his classic text Culture’s Consequences: power is something of which power holders are almost ashamed and they will try to underplay.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell