understated

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Costs were understated and profits overstated, effectively creating a tax penalty on business investment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Each phase of the ascent was, in the understated language of mission control, "nominal": maximum dynamic pressure, main engine cut-off and booster separation.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

She describes her personal experiences with an insight, vulnerability and openness that is reminiscent of the raw emotions of Peet’s recent performances, which traffic in an understated, unassuming power.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The figures are likely understated because many victims are reluctant to report to police, the group said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

He was serving Baby’s porridge when the deputy president spoke briefly on the radio, the voice understated, as if he were exhausted from the effort of saying, “The government is handing over to the military.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie