as in poorly
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Adverb
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In the United States, conditions like type 2 diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol are manageable, yet remain poorly controlled in more than a third of patients.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025 -
The plain version of the chips got a high score, while the other, with a tequila lime flavoring, scored poorly.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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Regardless of their legal merit, President Trump’s global tariffs are economically ill advised, particularly on products that will never be grown in America.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Even as South Korea has raced ahead economically, gender equality has lagged behind other indicators.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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“Sparingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparingly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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