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not very well

ADVERB
indifferently
Synonyms


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ETFs can “have a lot of junk — and by junk I mean cyber companies that are actually not very well competitively positioned, but they are pure plays,” Khan said.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

“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

“This was a situation where this was a toxin that was not very well publicized,” Misek told Salon in a phone interview.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

Balbir Singh, representing Shah, admitted the plot was "not very well planned and went wrong immediately" but his client felt "regret and remorse".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

She shifted herself around at this so she could look at me, trying, not very well, to keep the smirk on her face from stretching wider.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth




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