second-rate
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“I could send this out and I know what the response would be: ‘This is second-rate Schrader,’ ” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
They also require the world to shower prizes on them for their bumbling, second-rate work.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
In the span of just a few months, Google has fought off concerns that AI would kill its Search business and has transformed Gemini from a second-rate chatbot into a serious competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 22, 2025
Mamdani's attempt to break into the competitive world of professional music did not last, with the performer-turned-politician calling himself a second-rate artist.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
He wanted them to have pride in their own heritage, not to see it as a second-rate imitation of European culture.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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