in poor/bad (etc.) condition
idiom
: not strong and not ready to work or play a sport
She hasn't been taking care of herself and is in poor condition.
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If Bendix decides to do that — and that’s a big if — the motivation would be to replenish a farm system that the current regime believes is in poor condition.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Around 46,100 of the 617,000 bridges across the United States, or 7.5% of all bridges, are considered structurally deficient and are in poor condition, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ most recent infrastructure report card released in 2021.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Thirty-five percent said at least one-fourth of their schools were in poor condition.
—Asia Fields, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
The biodiversity law, if passed, set a lofty target for member nations of the EU to flip 30% of the region’s habitat that’s in poor condition by 2030.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
In 2019, the Free Press found more than one in 10 bridges in Michigan are in poor condition, and fixing them at the current pace could take nearly 100 years.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
Stormy nights have taken a toll on the tents, which are already in bad condition.
—David Feliba, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
The previously unknown large-scale artwork by the great Post-Impressionist painter, which experts are referring to as Entrée du port (Entrance to the Port), is in poor condition.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
Of states with the most bridges in poor condition, Pennsylvania was No. #2 on that list, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Around 46,100 of the 617,000 bridges across the United States, or 7.5% of all bridges, are considered structurally deficient and are in poor condition, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ most recent infrastructure report card released in 2021.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Thirty-five percent said at least one-fourth of their schools were in poor condition.
—Asia Fields, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
The biodiversity law, if passed, set a lofty target for member nations of the EU to flip 30% of the region’s habitat that’s in poor condition by 2030.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
In 2019, the Free Press found more than one in 10 bridges in Michigan are in poor condition, and fixing them at the current pace could take nearly 100 years.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
Stormy nights have taken a toll on the tents, which are already in bad condition.
—David Feliba, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
The previously unknown large-scale artwork by the great Post-Impressionist painter, which experts are referring to as Entrée du port (Entrance to the Port), is in poor condition.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
Of states with the most bridges in poor condition, Pennsylvania was No. #2 on that list, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
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