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third-rate

[thurd-reyt] / ˈθɜrdˈreɪt /


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For investors, the narrow decision sets up a potential third-rate rise this year at the RBA’s next board meeting in May.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Nearly all season the Blues have walked over their opposition in Uefa's third-rate tournament, but they were really tested by Real Betis in Wroclaw, especially in the first half.

From BBC May 28, 2025

"I kind of ditched them. I started listening to what A&R or the record labels felt they had slots for. I was called a third-rate Pat Benatar. I was probably a fifth-rate Pat Benatar."

From Salon Mar. 28, 2025

Today, it’s pumping out third-rate articles by AI-generated writers in a darkening corner of the internet.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2023

“They told me he was a third-rate hedge fund guy who didn’t know what he was talking about.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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