substandard
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While most devices with these batteries are safe, Capanna said it was "substandard versions" bought through third-party sellers that usually caused these problems.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
It also found different care may have altered the outcome for 260 babies - 155 who died and 105 who suffered serious brain injury due to substandard care - the review team told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
As a result, many working-class Korean and Latino immigrant households lived side by side and often confronted similar challenges, including substandard housing conditions, landlord abuses and underfunded public schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
They say it has a long history of dysfunction and substandard conditions that won’t improve under employees with little prior zookeeping experience or clear plan to pay for the animals’ care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
You've probably regressed completely by now, living in that substandard old house with only your mother for company.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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