shoddy
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Experts raised concerns about shoddy construction and signs of erosion.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
But China faced frequent complaints that its work was sometimes shoddy and its loan terms onerous.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
As "AI slop" floods the internet, efforts are mounting to stem an online deluge of shoddy images and videos made using increasingly advanced tech tools.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
When Slovakia was part of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the cars it made were, by Western standards, shoddy, noisy, thirsty and slow.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
“In all my years as a guardian, I have never seen such shoddy social work! ”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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