lackluster
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Much of the current FDI is reinvestment by companies already in the country, and even domestic investment is lackluster, Starr says.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
This amalgamation of excessive style is a favorite at the multiplex these days, typically to lackluster effect.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Authors often shine on the page but can be lackluster on camera.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Intel, which has tallied big gains this year after a long stretch of lackluster performance, didn’t take out its Aug. 31, 2000, record close until April 24, Dow Jones Market Data showed.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Burnham was a lackluster student: “the records of the Old Central show his average scholarship to be frequently as low as 55 percent,” a reporter discovered, “and 81 percent seems the highest he ever reached.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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