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poorly

[poor-lee] / ˈpʊər li /




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When the dresses arrived weeks later they were poorly made of flimsy material and "looked awful".

From BBC

"They are poorly made but look legitimate, and the pressure of Christmas, plus the increase in cost of living creates a greater consumer vulnerability and pushes people towards a cheaper alternative."

From BBC

The sour mood as jobs are hard to find and the cost of living keeps rising bodes poorly for the holiday shopping season that starts the day after Thanksgiving.

From MarketWatch

The sour mood at a time when jobs are hard to find and the cost of living keeps rising bodes poorly for the holiday shopping season that starts the day after Thanksgiving.

From MarketWatch

Furthermore, Llama, which is Meta’s AI model, “continues to rank poorly on leaderboards,” according to Jones.

From MarketWatch