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poor

[poor] / pʊər /






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The regulator Ofcom says it has fined Royal Mail £37m in recent years for its poor letter delivery performance and "will continue to hold the company to account".

From BBC

Venezuela's oil is also of poorer quality than its Saudi equivalent.

From BBC

The Academicos parade will involve 3,000 people and feature different scenes from Lula's life, from his poor beginnings in Brazil's northeast, to his time as a factory worker and union leader.

From Barron's

Ground-floor tickets generally cost around a dollar, while cheap seats in the upper balconies were usually just a dime, making vaudeville accessible to rich and poor alike.

From The Wall Street Journal

His departure comes four days after that of De Zerbi, who left "by mutual agreement" after a series of poor results, including a 5-0 defeat against fierce rivals Paris Saint-Germain last Sunday.

From Barron's