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Working-class Americans aren’t lazy or xenophobic, but they are deeply underbid by immigrants. — WSJ, "Elites Miss the Point on Immigration Politics," 13 July 2018 Outsourcers underbid in the hope that subsequent amendments to the contract—extra charges here and there—will eventually yield some profits. — The Economist, "Britain’s outsourcing model, copied around the world, is in trouble," 28 June 2018 Carillion’s demise was likely caused by a combination of rapid expansion and underbidding for contracts that have had low margins since the financial crisis, analysts say. — Kimiko De Freytas-tamura, New York Times, "Collapse of U.K. Construction Giant Rattles the Government," 15 Jan. 2018 The company has already drawn flack for massively underbidding competitors. — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, "Boston's testing Chinese train cars, and SEPTA is watching," 12 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'underbid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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