undershoot
verb
un·der·shoot
ˌən-dər-ˈshüt 
undershot
ˌən-dər-ˈshät
; undershooting
; undershooting
1
: to shoot short of or below (a target)
2
: to fall short of (a runway) in landing an airplane
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Employers added 175,000 positions in April, the Labor Department reported Friday, undershooting forecasts.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Lawmakers boosted that number by $4.5 billion during a midyear budget revision that included bonus payments and pay raises for state employees and teachers but will still substantially undershoot total revenue for the year.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
Perhaps immunobridging actually led each company to slightly undershoot their dose size.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2022
When neurotypical children throw a Frisbee for the first time, for instance, the disc may over- or undershoot the target.
—Washington Post, 29 July 2021
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Lawmakers boosted that number by $4.5 billion during a midyear budget revision that included bonus payments and pay raises for state employees and teachers but will still substantially undershoot total revenue for the year.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
Perhaps immunobridging actually led each company to slightly undershoot their dose size.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2022
When neurotypical children throw a Frisbee for the first time, for instance, the disc may over- or undershoot the target.
—Washington Post, 29 July 2021
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“Undershoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undershoot. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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