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not very well

ADVERB
indifferently
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“The cleaning is often not very well done, so it’s better to do it yourself, especially the toilets,” said Botton, who was incarcerated between 2020 and 2022 in Paris-La Santé.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

On returning to her character, Kendrick added: “Stephanie is, as the kids say, addicted to not serving. So I was like, ‘Can I just be not very well dressed but comfortable?’

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2025

But it's not very well known that it comes back to Ricardo.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2025

Horowitz’s inflammatory arguments were not very well received.

From Slate May 4, 2024

Thor could see now, but not very well.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold




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