subpar
Example Sentences
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The Occidental underperformance highlights Berkshire’s generally subpar U.S. stock picking—new buys and sells—over the past six or seven years.
From Barron's
That continues a subpar recent performance, with the shares slipping more than 2% since the start of the year.
He fired a manager over the bad chili and other subpar food.
He posts on X about subpar city snow clearing and various internet memes.
The numbers: The U.S. expanded at a subpar 1.4% annual pace in the fourth quarter of 2025, depressed by a long federal shutdown that caused government spending to plunge.
From MarketWatch
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