at best
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Therefore, he thinks the stock “will at best stay in a trading range until the dust settles.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
“And all essential oils, at best, have mild repellent properties.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
"What they're being offered is, at best, a job, and for many, a precarious one," said the specialist in social movements at the Catholic University of Louvain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Many of the resulting bottles were underwhelming at best and diluted the Merlot name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
She was too tired to be amused at her uncle’s telephone manners: he viewed such instruments with deep anger and his conversations were monosyllabic at best.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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