worst-performing
adjective[before noun]
ukusused todescribeacompany,product, etc. that is the leastsuccessfulofitstype:
Shipping was one of the worst-performingindustrieslastyear.
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A fraction ofworst-performingrules is replaced by new rules generated through tournament selection, uniform crossover, and mutation.
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We also have a help team out there working with theworst-performinglocal authorities, and it is succeeding in helping to transform their performance.
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Will he instead bend himself to the urgent, harder and nobler task of raising standards in ourworst-performingschools throughout the country?
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It is an effort to drag up theworst-performinglocal authorities.
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Its role will be to help and improve the performance of theworst-performingcouncils and to advise on best practice.
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On the contrary, the franchise agreements and allowances have delivered fare increases, including above-inflation increases this year on several of theworst-performinglines.
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Once they make it to the show, the contestants face different tasks every week that involve singing; theworst-performingindividual is eliminated.
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