substandard
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He was shocked by the Venezuelan government’s response, as well as the substandard construction that led buildings to collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
As a result, many working-class Korean and Latino immigrant households lived side by side and often confronted similar challenges, including substandard housing conditions, landlord abuses and underfunded public schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
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 reports of shortages have been overshadowed by controversy over an allegedly substandard consignment imported last month outside government-to-government arrangements and at a significantly higher cost.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
In the 1920s, some 80 percent of black Durham residents lived in substandard housing, a figure that remained unchanged in the Hayti area four decades later.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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