poorly
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That’s because the S&P 500 is a market-cap-weighted index and its performance disproportionately suffers when its largest stocks perform poorly.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
If the measurement is higher or lower than “ideal,” the app provides a short blurb about what that could mean, like I could have slept poorly or had too much caffeine.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
It also highlights how much of the deep ocean remains poorly explored, even though it covers roughly two-thirds of Earth's surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Horta N'Tam said the unit had been poorly organised under the previous administration but insisted none of its members had been expelled from the armed forces.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
He kept on paying them poorly, issuing absurd orders, and shouting them down if they argued with him.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
