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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When it was completed in 2020, the Fed announced a new approach to ensuring price stability that would allow for inflation to run moderately above its 2% target if the preceding years saw inflation undershooting its goal.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
On a quarter-over-quarter basis, the economy expanded 0.2%, undershooting expectations for a 0.4% growth.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 July 2025
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the economy expanded 0.2%, undershooting expectations for a 0.4% growth.
—Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Exports in the January to February period rose 2.3% in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, data from the customs authority showed Friday, significantly undershooting expectations of a 5% increase in a Reuters poll.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
On a quarter-over-quarter basis, the economy expanded 0.2%, undershooting expectations for a 0.4% growth.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 July 2025
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the economy expanded 0.2%, undershooting expectations for a 0.4% growth.
—Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Exports in the January to February period rose 2.3% in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, data from the customs authority showed Friday, significantly undershooting expectations of a 5% increase in a Reuters poll.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Undershoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undershoot. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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