suboptimal
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“Individual stories of altered and suboptimal miscarriage management emerged quickly in the days following Dobbs, including several overtly tragic examples,” he said.
From Salon ● May 26, 2026
Italy's second-biggest bank decided to make the move "because we felt that to continue to stall was a suboptimal situation for both," he told analysts on a call.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
Without fiduciaries serving as a buffer between the participant and the market, investments will be suboptimal.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
Also in support was Saban’s fellow commentator Kirk Herbstreit, who at least acknowledged the situation would be suboptimal, but felt Kiffin should be allowed to complete “a magical year.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
“Why say suboptimal? Why not say what you really are? Thoughtless and confusing and manipulative?”
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
