underrepresented
adjective
un·der·rep·re·sent·ed
ˌən-dər-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-təd 
: inadequately represented
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Also, 74% of the finalists included a lead character or main subject from an underrepresented racial/ethnic group and 67% of the directors were from an underrepresented racial/ethnic group.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Cook herself has long spoken of how economists from underrepresented backgrounds shape not just research but the way data gets collected, interpreted, and applied.
—Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The center will be a cultural hub for various organizations and will be used for such things as a performance space, workshops on leadership for underrepresented communities, and a tool lending library for community projects.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Yet, said Krista Dong, assistant professor at the Ragon Instute of Mass General Brigham, MIT and Harvard and FRESH's clinical director, women are vastly underrepresented in HIV cure research.
—David Cox, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Cook herself has long spoken of how economists from underrepresented backgrounds shape not just research but the way data gets collected, interpreted, and applied.
—Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The center will be a cultural hub for various organizations and will be used for such things as a performance space, workshops on leadership for underrepresented communities, and a tool lending library for community projects.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Yet, said Krista Dong, assistant professor at the Ragon Instute of Mass General Brigham, MIT and Harvard and FRESH's clinical director, women are vastly underrepresented in HIV cure research.
—David Cox, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Underrepresented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrepresented. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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