subpar
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The hunger and economic strike began May 19, including at the Desert View Annex, a wing of the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, where detainees alleged subpar conditions and inadequate medical care.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
In 2011, Apple had lost the trust of users and Wall Street with its string of subpar cloud efforts.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
She found its themes trite, and its prose subpar.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
That continues a subpar recent performance, with the shares slipping more than 2% since the start of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Faraday never complained when the meals they made were subpar.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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