sub-par

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But while there are caveats to England's general direction, this particular game was another example of a sub-par performance in a crunch situation, and in a match where many had them as clear favourites.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Over the past few years, Intel has lost ground in both the personal-computer and server central processing unit markets, largely due to sub-par chips compared to similar offerings from AMD and Arm.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Nixon was astute enough to realize he needed to make these kinds of changes after his sub-par debate performance in 1960.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2024

Reviews were mixed, and as the novelty wore off, sub-par racing inside the high-banked oval overshadowed any excitement that came with the series running on dirt for the first time since 1970.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

Former England bowler Steven Finn on TNT: "England's spinners are learning on the job and they've done brilliantly. I don't think this can be misconstrued that they've been sub-par because they haven't."

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024