undercount
verb
un·der·count
ˌən-dər-ˈkau̇nt 
undercounted; undercounting; undercounts
: to count fewer than the actual number of
undercount
noun
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While the scale is staggering, official reports dramatically undercount the problem, authorities said.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
The paper, which cited the Center for Strategic and International Studies, noted that Russia is believed to undercount its casualties while Ukraine doesn’t disclose numbers officially.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2026
Others argued the study’s coarse global filters undercount capacity that regional geological surveys already include, or that emerging pathways (like mineralization) could widen the envelope.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
First Street models suggest that the Federal Emergency Management Agency drastically undercounts risk, however.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
The paper, which cited the Center for Strategic and International Studies, noted that Russia is believed to undercount its casualties while Ukraine doesn’t disclose numbers officially.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2026
Others argued the study’s coarse global filters undercount capacity that regional geological surveys already include, or that emerging pathways (like mineralization) could widen the envelope.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
First Street models suggest that the Federal Emergency Management Agency drastically undercounts risk, however.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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