shabbily
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Epstein, the visionary who gave the world the Beatles, has been shabbily treated since his death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
He was shocked by the poor state of the people who lived there, dressed shabbily and with heads shaven to combat lice, and demanded action from the institution.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023
An objective perspective would say that one need not look far to find people being treated shabbily for being different — but that what happened here was more likely a mistake than an insult.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
They knew how little I could be counted on; how poorly, how shabbily my know-it-all self covered helplessness.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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