suboptimal

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Speaking recently to the No Laying Up podcast, USGA's John Bodenhamer, the man responsible for course set-up this year accepted the previous conditions had been suboptimal but insisted they had "learned a lot".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

“Individual stories of altered and suboptimal miscarriage management emerged quickly in the days following Dobbs, including several overtly tragic examples,” he said.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

“In the past, celebrity endorsements have often pushed people toward suboptimal financial products,” said Adam Rust, director of financial services at the Consumer Federation of America, an association of nonprofit consumer organizations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Rather, it is likely a combination of perverse incentives and suboptimal policies.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“Okay. Sorry. That was extremely suboptimal of me just now. Are you angry?”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart