shoddy
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Shoddy guidebooks, promoted with deceptive reviews, have flooded Amazon in recent months.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2023
Shoddy construction techniques used in the early 1980s when Champlain Towers South was built and a possible lack of proper maintenance by its condo association over the years are two other areas being explored.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022
Shoddy records are one reason why Indian farmers have largely not, as in other countries, simply sold up or rented out and moved to cities: they cannot prove title to their land.
From Economist • Jul. 12, 2018
Shoddy tracks and a lack of modern signaling equipment are often blamed for accidents.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2016
Mr. Shoddy remarks, as he sips his coffee, that he never feels safe from the ubiquitous British snob until he is south of the Danube.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James
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