substandard
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Building collapses are common in Pakistan, largely due to poor safety standards and substandard construction materials in the South Asian nation of more than 240 million people.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Saeed said the entire structure, which had "substandard" roof slabs, was "overloaded" and beyond the limit of how much weight it could bear.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta’s office found substandard conditions including overcrowding, delays in medical care and poor quality food and drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Of 223,808 food samples tested across India in 2025 and 2026, nearly one in five, external were found to be "non-conforming" - which means the samples were either unsafe, substandard or mislabelled.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
You must be willing to work long and hard at substandard wages.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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