second-rate

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RBA Gov. Michele Bullock has already said the board will consider the case for a second rate increase in as many months when it next meets March 16-17.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

It was the second rate cut since Sept. 9, when the central bank surprisingly slashed rates by three-quarters of a point.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

“Europe likes to hear of such things. It confirms the deep-seated conviction of the old world that America is a provincial place, a second rate country town civilization after all.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

Hailing from Zimbabwe, 36-year-old Guzha says he wants to educate locals and visitors alike on African flavoured experiences and correct a narrative that things made in Africa are second rate or are not as tasty.

From Reuters • Dec. 30, 2022

The origin of this very satisfactory second rate fruit is unknown, though it is extensively cultivated in western orchards, especially in the lake country, for it is scarcely known within the Ohio river fruit region.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.