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poorly

[poor-lee] / ˈpʊər li /




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It wasn’t so much that France played poorly, although it did.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Just 3% of English people said they hoped Scotland did poorly.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

But they sure didn’t play like that, starting poorly, then quickly getting worse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

These conditions are extraordinarily common, not because the spine is inherently poorly made, but because it’s doing a job it was never originally designed to do.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Healthy or not, he came from a place that caused most people to treat him poorly.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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