shabby
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As he proved Saturday, he is not too shabby outdoors, either.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
He is obsessed with popular media and showbiz and the shabby values they embody.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
“I’m doing an analysis right now for a couple where his PIA is $4,050 and hers is not too shabby, either. They could have $100,000 coming in as income per year. That’s a huge foundation.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Starting pay for its nurses averages close to $120,000, which isn’t shabby even in a city with a high cost of living.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Ophelia had raised some funds when she’d been back in England, and now began working in the PIH office in Boston, a shabby one-room office above a seafood restaurant.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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