substandard
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"Substandard materials were used - these could have been responsible for the collapse of the building," says regulator and architect Olusegun Godwin Olukoya, who leads the Nigerian Institute of Architects in Plateau state.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024
Substandard protective equipment left her vulnerable, she said.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2021
Substandard treatment at the plant also could cost the ratepayers, through possible fines from the state Department of Ecology.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2017
Substandard medicines, on the other hand, usually contain insufficient amounts of the active ingredient and result from negligent, but unintentional, errors in factory production.
From Slate • Oct. 26, 2014
Substandard wages provide only a substandard market for the goods and services produced by American industry and agriculture.
From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.
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