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lousy

[lou-zee] / ˈlaʊ zi /


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One reason the stock market has performed so much better in recent years is that investors weren’t being temped by yields in the bond market, which have been lousy.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Their passionate fans, who have loyally kept showing up for the last five years to watch the lousy basketball those decisions have wrought, will be wanting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

It was one of those lousy late-fall New York evenings, cold and dark and sort of half raining and half sleeting.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

An economic contraction is lousy for investors in almost any stock, but particularly small-caps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I should have handed in my resignation, but as lousy and low-paying as the job was, I didn't want to have to look for another one.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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