underperform
verb
un·der·per·form
ˌən-dər-pər-ˈfȯrm 
-pə-ˈfȯrm
underperformed; underperforming; underperforms
: to do worse than
: to fail to do as well as expected
underperformer
noun
Examples of underperform in a Sentence
The report shows which schools are underperforming.
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Turning just 10% of underperforming retail sites into housing could create 700,000 new units nationwide, according to a November report from Enterprise Community Partners.
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Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Near-complete movies have been mothballed, underperforming shows pulled from streaming libraries.
—T.m. Brown, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Near-complete movies have been mothballed, underperforming shows pulled from streaming libraries.
—T.m. Brown, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Underperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underperform. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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