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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Palmas said euro zone GDP growth would slow in the fourth quarter, with Germany still underperforming in manufacturing and with Italy struggling with the end of construction industry tax incentives, while inflation would undershoot the ECB’s forecasts for the three-month period.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
The company’s key gauge of profitability slid to 4.7% in the third quarter, undershooting its minimum target of 8% and the lowest level since the carmaker split from its truck business in late 2021.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 25 Oct. 2024
The organic growth outpaced the 1 percent increase in the quarter prior, but the first two quarters are thus far undershooting the company’s initial 2024 guidance, which called for organic growth of 2 percent to 5 percent.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Employers added 175,000 positions in April, the Labor Department reported Friday, undershooting forecasts.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
The company’s key gauge of profitability slid to 4.7% in the third quarter, undershooting its minimum target of 8% and the lowest level since the carmaker split from its truck business in late 2021.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 25 Oct. 2024
The organic growth outpaced the 1 percent increase in the quarter prior, but the first two quarters are thus far undershooting the company’s initial 2024 guidance, which called for organic growth of 2 percent to 5 percent.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Employers added 175,000 positions in April, the Labor Department reported Friday, undershooting forecasts.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 3 May 2024
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“Undershoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undershoot. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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