lukewarm

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Its prospects seemed dim amid the president’s threats and a lukewarm response from Iranian leaders, who dismissed the president’s diplomatic overtures as “unrealistic” and denying direct talks with the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

ET, following lukewarm demand for two-year and five-year tenders earlier this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Ruben Amorim was the first to call him into the senior training squad, even if his response to Gabriel's presence was lukewarm.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The most significant part of the meeting, noted Dario Perkins of TS Lombard, was Powell’s lukewarm support for the look-through approach, a hawkish turn from how the committee had been treating tariffs.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

In the shadow of his teacher an extra staidness had fallen over the young divinity student, and his smile was lukewarm with dignity.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare