underinvestment
noun
un·der·in·vest·ment
ˌən-dər-in-ˈves(t)-mənt 
: an insufficient amount of investment
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Decades of underinvestment and research neglect in women's health have created systemic issues, fostering stigma and delaying diagnoses.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The 10-acre community park, which will have playgrounds, picnic areas and community spaces, was part of a decades-long effort to repair damage after the city razed homes to build parking lots at Fair Park, a move legacy residents cite as emblematic of long-standing underinvestment.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Patrick Galey of nonprofit Global Witness said Venezuela’s oil system is among the most poorly maintained in the world after years of underinvestment, with aging pipelines and storage facilities and widespread gas flaring that heighten the risk of spills and methane leaks.
—Steven Grattan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Like its Iraqi counterpart under Saddam Hussein, the Venezuelan oil industry has suffered from many years of sanctions and chronic underinvestment.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The 10-acre community park, which will have playgrounds, picnic areas and community spaces, was part of a decades-long effort to repair damage after the city razed homes to build parking lots at Fair Park, a move legacy residents cite as emblematic of long-standing underinvestment.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
Patrick Galey of nonprofit Global Witness said Venezuela’s oil system is among the most poorly maintained in the world after years of underinvestment, with aging pipelines and storage facilities and widespread gas flaring that heighten the risk of spills and methane leaks.
—Steven Grattan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Like its Iraqi counterpart under Saddam Hussein, the Venezuelan oil industry has suffered from many years of sanctions and chronic underinvestment.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Underinvestment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underinvestment. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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