as in insufficiently
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Adverb
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This is another entry that seems hastily done, insufficiently explained.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026 -
Dougherty led the criminal investigation that found two sources for the fire – an old fire that had been insufficiently smothered and Xcel power lines.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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The discrepancy was spotted by Reuters, which claims that data Tesla gave to authorities in Sweden and the Netherlands grossly exaggerated the safety record of FSD in the United States.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
17 June 2026
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Suffice it to say that these exceptions are grossly inadequate.—
Sunaya Krishnapura,
STAT,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Her fury at Helios employees being treated so shabbily is matched only by her disbelief at Ger and his crew’s recklessness in allowing the consoles monitoring and controlling all of Happy Valley’s life-support systems and communications with the Titan mission unstaffed.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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More state complaints and a lawsuit have been filed in the last two weeks against a Boca Raton psychiatrist accused of asking female patients to dress scantily and show their breasts during video appointments.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The job post comes from Joi, which hosts a large catalog of online chatbots, many of them scantily clad women.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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The second involves a woman who had inherited her father's company and was running it competently, dutifully — and miserably.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The 2025 season ended miserably on all fronts for Johnson.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Maps show the location of the crash is sparely populated and the two-lane road has no street lighting.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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In the eyes of the public (and, in many ways, state law) that conviction is a one-way street — no matter how shoddily a particular case has been handled, or what new evidence has come to light.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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“Inferiorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferiorly. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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