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poor

adjective as in weak, unfertile

adjective as in unfortunate, unhappy

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Well, he looks like a poor man’s Josh Brolin — with more makeup.

From Salon

“There is a perfect storm of young inexperienced staff with poor vetting and inadequate training being thrown into a dystopian environment," Mr Podmore says, "where violence and organised crime dominate a failing prison system.”

From BBC

It will be a challenge, however, with the offensive line possibly reshuffling again after a poor performance against the Dolphins.

Repatriation hit all levels of society, but the poorest were the most vulnerable.

She added it was often children with special educational needs, children in the poorest areas and children at risk of exclusion who were being taught at home.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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