substandard
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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
As a result, many working-class Korean and Latino immigrant households lived side by side and often confronted similar challenges, including substandard housing conditions, landlord abuses and underfunded public schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Some residents have moved into public or transitional housing, while others have moved into other substandard flats as a temporary measure, Sze added.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
The government says this will end "the injustice of tenants being trapped paying rent for substandard properties".
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
The cow retreated a few steps and regarded him with watery, mooning eyes that indicated a massively substandard intelligence.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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