poor

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"Our labour inspectors had monitored poor working conditions, a violation that would put our workers at risk," she said in an interview over Manila radio station DZMM.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

An average season with none of the relegation worries of previous years, but home form was poor in Everton's magnificent new Hill Dickinson Stadium.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

His engineers turned down the request, and the McLarens stuck with the inters, Norris using their extra warmth and poor starts from both Mercedes to take the lead.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Brown’s lawyers, in their bail request, said he has health issues—including a heart aneurysm, as well as poor eyesight and hearing—that meant “he cannot get behind the steering wheel of a plane ever again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

And so it was that when we were herded into that room ten minutes later we were not poor, but rich.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom