underserved
adjective
un·der·served
ˌən-dər-ˈsərvd 
: provided with inadequate service
… they then went on to practice among patients who had been previously underserved.—
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Competition for the underserved market, which the bank’s analysts estimated could be worth up to $1 trillion in annual sales, has intensified as remote workers swell the populations of small towns and communities on the far fringes of metropolitan areas.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Chronic disease burden and costs in the US is most often disproportionately centered in underserved communities where people are less likely to use or benefit from this innovation.
—Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Bissonnette also noted that the US government’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program is spending $21 billion—about $700 million of which is going to SpaceX—to fund high-speed broadband in underserved areas.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Polanco-Galdamez said such laws have further eroded trust in healthcare systems among underserved families.
—Andrew Jones, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Chronic disease burden and costs in the US is most often disproportionately centered in underserved communities where people are less likely to use or benefit from this innovation.
—Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Bissonnette also noted that the US government’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program is spending $21 billion—about $700 million of which is going to SpaceX—to fund high-speed broadband in underserved areas.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
Polanco-Galdamez said such laws have further eroded trust in healthcare systems among underserved families.
—Andrew Jones, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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“Underserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underserved. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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