at best
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But the results have been mixed at best.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
This creates short-term duplication and confusion at best — and mid- to long-term losses, at worst.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
As a satire, it’s almost too implied — the filmmakers barely bother to develop their ideas, figuring correctly that people already agree the internet is, at best, a neutral-evil.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The mantra “if it bleeds, it leads” has been, at best, a mixed bag for media over many decades.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026
I was a second cousin to them at best.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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