substandard
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Some residents have moved into public or transitional housing, while others have moved into other substandard flats as a temporary measure, Sze added.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The government says this will end "the injustice of tenants being trapped paying rent for substandard properties".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
During my first watch, I thought this would be a run-of-the-mill, substandard thriller: Establish the characters, ramp up the obsession, throw a little violence in.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Workers lived in substandard housing and were paid terrible wages, according to a Times obituary.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The Morning Herald, sanctimonious as ever, editorialized: There is a proper course in protesting substandard housing, and Operation Breakthrough would have been well advised to have counseled the Edgemont Community Council to follow it.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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