poorly
Example Sentences
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Despite progress, Bulgaria's health outcomes are ranked relatively poorly by the OECD.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Judah said the findings demonstrate why traditional natural history research remains essential, especially in the deep ocean, where many species are still poorly understood.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
Pakistan routinely scores poorly on global rankings of economic freedom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
But it was a noise that couldn’t drown out how poorly the team played.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The financial markets paid a lot of people extremely well for narrow expertise and a few people, poorly, for the big, global views you needed to have if you were to allocate capital across markets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
