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happy medium

NOUN
satisfying compromise
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“I think there’s a happy medium, and they ought to strive for that.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

The mindset shift is to find a happy medium.

From MarketWatch Feb. 9, 2026

Or perhaps it's a happy medium of all those things.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2025

I wonder if there a happy medium that can be achieved.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2023

He tried to find a happy medium, taking his insulin regularly, eating thick steaks, and reducing the extra weight off.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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