substandard
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During my first watch, I thought this would be a run-of-the-mill, substandard thriller: Establish the characters, ramp up the obsession, throw a little violence in.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Another said that some of her colleagues felt the need to "hard sell" private work and make NHS treatment look substandard.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Allegations include around-the-clock working hours and substandard pay, breaches of safety measures and makeshift sleeping areas inside small workshops.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Everyone knows that there are too many substandard K-12 schools in America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
“So we hang our lives on a substandard, blighted—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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