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substandard

[suhb-stan-derd] / sʌbˈstæn dərd /


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Some residents have moved into public or transitional housing, while others have moved into other substandard flats as a temporary measure, Sze added.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The reports of shortages have been overshadowed by controversy over an allegedly substandard consignment imported last month outside government-to-government arrangements and at a significantly higher cost.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

During my first watch, I thought this would be a run-of-the-mill, substandard thriller: Establish the characters, ramp up the obsession, throw a little violence in.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

As a result of the alleged substandard embalming, family members say they were forced to witness the “grotesque and undignified condition of their loved one’s remains” and suffered humiliation, grief and horror.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 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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