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badly

[bad-lee] / ˈbæd li /




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I used to boast I could do the job equally as badly as a lot of other managers.

From BBC

At the re-start, the drivers had enough time for a flying lap, but Norris abandoned after starting badly.

From Barron's

Venezuela badly needs those products to produce fuel and pump its own heavier oil for export to China.

From The Wall Street Journal

New York City was badly affected, with extensive looting, and was under curfew for a week in June.

From The Wall Street Journal

He would scoop up millions of unused internet protocol, or IP, addresses, mostly from Africa, and lease them to companies, mostly outside Africa, that need them badly.

From The Wall Street Journal