be poor
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Winning teams can be poor at challenges: The three teams with the best records in baseball were challenge challenged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
But he fears that, without some substantial rainfall, the crop will be poor after such a hot, dry summer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Both are known to be poor investments as a group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
That means solar systems whose chemistry is very different from ours may be poor candidates in the search for life.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026
“It would be poor timing if so,” she thought morosely, “for I can hardly make a speech about my successful career as a governess if I have just been fired in disgrace.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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