substandard
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The Adelanto ICE Processing Center has, for years, been accused of substandard living conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
UKEclipse, an initiative set up by UK astronomers, also warns that major eclipses often attract "counterfeit and substandard eclipse glasses" and advises going through specialist retailers and organisations instead.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"And a lot of this stuff that we've looked at is just very, very substandard."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Normally, carmakers can easily trace where potentially problematic parts originated and how they were imported, but with the substandard air-bag parts, there are no records of who sent them to the U.S. and distributed them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Thus, half of all Negroes live in substandard housing.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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