mediocrity
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Mediocrity reigned for both schools, but worse than mediocrity is irrelevance, with the Dodgers, Rams, Chargers and Lakers et al.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024
Mediocrity has become standard in part because the demand is high for fresh streaming content, and huge names are attention magnets.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2024
Mediocrity is not popular as a subject on TV, even if it is common as an outcome.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023
"Mediocrity is always rewarded it seems over greatness. End of story. I'm done about it."
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2019
Mediocrity, no: do not let envy prompt you to the thought.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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