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How to pronounce “understaffed”
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Pronunciation guide for understaffed
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of understaffed with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit
They were chronically understaffed,
- Definition summary
- having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
Example 1 of 6
How to pronounce understaffed
What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit

They were chronically understaffed,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “understaffed”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
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