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is undermanned
adjective
Insufficiently manned; understaffed
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The Kiunga post, just across from Ras Kamboni, a Somali town near the border, is undermanned.
Consequently, departments end up referring questions to a governor's staff that is undermanned and overwhelmed with budget concerns.
Although the victim is the sixth woman in two years found murdered in the same fashion, the police investigation is undermanned and sloppily managed.
Compared to its competition (GM and Ford), Chrysler is undermanned and outgunned.
Hiring and exam giving has declined, and the police department is undermanned and demoralized.
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They are undermanned, however.
"We're undermanned.
They were undermanned.
The Red Bulls (5-4-4) were undermanned heading into the match.
As well as they played, the Russians were undermanned.
It's the third time we've played them that they've been undermanned".
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