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Adjective
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And in general, the A.I. bots were useful for sharpening prose and cleaning up clunky, ungrammatical sentences.—
Brian X. Chen,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2023 -
That could be useful for conversations where telegraphic, ungrammatical messages would come off as impolite.—
Tom Simonite,
Wired,
18 Oct. 2020
Adjective
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Since the vast majority of peasants were illiterate, this was an astounding number.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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That’s especially true when an economically illiterate news media stokes consumer fears.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Marya Lieberman, an analytical chemist at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in the detection of substandard and falsified pharmaceuticals, said regulators face a daunting task to remove these illicit sites.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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A day before the fire, Independence expanded the program after buildings that had passed inspections under the old guidelines gained publicity for substandard and dangerous living conditions.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Unidiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidiomatic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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