shoddy
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Others were vulnerable because of shoddy construction amid rampant corruption that undermined an otherwise-strong building code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
England's discipline and accuracy were too shoddy a base to launch a second comeback though.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
As workers scrambled to pump out murky water and dumped hydrogen peroxide into the pool, Trump took no responsibility for what many observers chalked up to shoddy workmanship.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
The Angels’ shoddy defense exacerbated the scoring spree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Studies done years later using modern technology have confirmed that the Great Molasses Flood was caused by the outrageously shoddy construction of a tank required to hold 2.5 million gallons of heavy, sticky liquid.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Dressing head-to-toe in ethical clothing can feel as impossible as a stuck zipper, especially now that legacy manufacturers like Eddie Bauer and Champion have sold their brand names to a shoddier conglomerate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
You would think, from some of the shoddier press coverage, that data centers and AI arrived in tandem yesterday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
I’m with Rachel Cusk, who wrote: “I treat my books like I treat my shoes: The more I love them, the shoddier they become.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
But the makeshift home was shoddier than similar structures, and included a 100-foot tunnel with areas containing bedding, according to an affidavit filed by Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe of Taos County.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2018
Many people who had gotten comprehensive Medicaid coverage would have to fall back on the shoddier individual insurance market described above.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2017
Not only does the San Joaquin have the shoddiest flood protection infrastructure, but it also faces the greatest degree of risk from climate-fueled storms.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2023
People who suggest violent games lead to real world violence, an assertion backed only by the shoddiest and most inconsistent evidence, are wrong even if their distaste for violent video games is perfectly fine.
From Forbes ● Jan. 18, 2015
In his shoddiest start of the season — which already includes several awful outings — Perez allowed seven runs and nine hits in three and a third innings.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2010
When the filmmakers have a chat about their mutual hatred for animation, Von Trier decides that remake No. 4 be the shoddiest possible cartoon.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shoddiest silent drama may contain noble views of the sea.
From The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay
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