substandard
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Saeed said the entire structure, which had "substandard" roof slabs, was "overloaded" and beyond the limit of how much weight it could bear.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Roof and building collapses are common in Pakistan, largely due to poor safety standards and substandard construction materials in the South Asian nation of more than 240 million people.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
His team is physically weak and mentally substandard.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Adelanto ICE Processing Center has, for years, been accused of substandard living conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
My modem was sadly outdated, my free service substandard; just dialing up took so long that I decided to go get myself a bowl of cereal while I waited.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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