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not so good

ADJECTIVE
worse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Williams said it was a ”good labor market if you have steady employment and not so good if you are looking for a job or worried that you may need one soon.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

I spoke to the late-life lovebirds about their process of marital manuscript-making: the good, the not so good and the blackmailing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Alas, it is not so good for a former child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

"We're not so good in Birmingham at celebrating ourselves, but I really think we should," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

He floated from one job to another, some of them good, some of them not so good.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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