at best
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Rheon said make-up artists used heavy moisturiser to portray characters sweating - with the actual weather conditions "changeable" at best - as they filmed the BBC portrayal of Liz Jensen's bestselling novel.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Unlike the other peptides, there are some studies assessing its clinical effectiveness; however, they were all conducted in the ’80s and ’90s, and the FDA described the results as “inconclusive and at best preliminary.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
And their contribution has been modest at best: Of the 103 World Cup goals England had scored prior to this tournament, overseas players supplied a grand total of three.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
But its prognosis for victory would seem guarded at best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Finally, we come to the jealousy and mostly benign neglect of her masters in Cairo, to whom Alexandria and her port were, at best, redundant, and at worst, a reminder of Egypt’s foreign-dominated past.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
