sub-par

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But while there are caveats to England's general direction, this particular game was another example of a sub-par performance in a crunch situation, and in a match where many had them as clear favourites.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Over the past few years, Intel has lost ground in both the personal-computer and server central processing unit markets, largely due to sub-par chips compared to similar offerings from AMD and Arm.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Farrell's side summoned resilience and grit to seal a third successive win despite a sub-par performance which included 28 handling errors and 20 turnovers conceded.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

McIlroy saved par and used that momentum to shoot 71, his first sub-par opening round at the Masters since 2018.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Their platonic version of a meet-cute occurs when Elizabeth angrily storms into his office to dress him down for being a sub-par provider.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023