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Adverb
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Unfortunately and with frankly astonishing frequency, Mercedes chose poorly for this little sedan, over and over again.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
11 June 2026 -
It was both poorly handled and never a strong case.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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As was mentioned in your editorial, the Broward school district has been incompetently managed, wasteful and corrupt for years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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The information the city provided to win passage of a ballot measure in 2022 allowing this fee was incompetently inaccurate.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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One counterintuitive way of using that space would be to spend it inefficiently, attempting to win a free agent’s services via a short-term overpayment.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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When Wagner was healthy in the first four games, Cunningham was still getting his points, but getting them inefficiently, struggling to find rhythm against Wagner’s length and discipline.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Amateurishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amateurishly. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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