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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 Australian central bank’s next board meeting in May.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

From Literature

It was third-rate stuff, with apologies to third-rate.

From BBC

In December, he made similar claims about the three public figures, calling Sharpton a “third-rate con man.”

From Salon