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mild

[mahyld] / maɪld /




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The defect was already present during the earliest stages of disease activity, including in patients with clinically mild IBD.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

I would have put on music and embraced the mild chaos of learning a new technique.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

LNG demand at its highest since April, heavy U.S. storage and coming mild fall temperatures mean ample supplies are available, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Normally, such an increase would be seen as mild — that is, not an invitation for the Fed to raise rates.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

It had been a mild, serene spring day—one of those days which, towards the end of March or the beginning of April, rise shining over the earth as heralds of summer.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The rise in long-term yields was milder, with the 10-year yield rising 0.05 percentage point.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Over in San Francisco, which faced down a severe heat wave in March, Google Weather users were left flummoxed by the charts of low-70s temps, way milder than the 90-degree record felt by downtown residents.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

The milder Scottish climate may now be part of the attraction too.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

"Not only did mice with an arginine-rich diet have milder symptoms from viral infections, giving the mice arginine after influenza infection improved their outcomes too," Wu notes.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Milkman knew his own needs were milder, for he could thrive in the presence of someone who inspired fear.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

The school with the cleanest record got the mildest outcome.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Temperatures in Saudi Arabia are at their mildest between October and April.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2024

At its mildest, an aircraft may only experience slight erratic changes in altitude, but at the severe end, turbulence can cause large abrupt changes in altitude and angle of the plane.

From Seattle Times May 24, 2024

Leasure called himself “the nicest, quietest, mildest guy you’ll ever want to meet.”

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

It was only the mildest wifely curiosity that prompted her to peep, for she had little interest in civic administration.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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