as in poorly
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Pro-Russian militia, some of them well-equipped with tanks, popped up across the region, quickly taking the cities of Luhansk and Donetsk from what was then an ill-prepared and poorly motivated Ukrainian military.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
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Konate is out wide, covering for Endo, and is poorly positioned.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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There’s a hard limit to how much fiber a facility can physically and economically support.—
Bhupendra Singh,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Both in Fort Worth ISD and other districts and charter networks, schools where 60-79% of students are economically disadvantaged saw the biggest gains, while schools where less than 60% of students are economically disadvantaged saw the most modest growth.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Sparingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparingly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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