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to perform less well than (another of its kind, a general average, etc.) or less well than expected

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Usage examples (36)
  • The fact is, if the stations were underperforming from a revenue side, it is a sales problem, not a programming problem.
  • Many of those being closed are described as underperforming, and in danger of going under anyway.
  • They are among 12 schools in Boston that the state identified as underperforming under a law enacted in January.
  • No Child Left Behind gave parents the right to change to better performing schools after 3 years in underperforming.
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