mediocre

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It also doesn’t help that the characters are mediocre at best, with only Sadness — a troubled spirit Marianne tries to help throughout her journey — inspiring a small measure of interest as the two gain one another’s trust.

‘THE MEDIUM’ REVIEW: A DISJOINTED, UNFULFILLING PUZZLE HORROR GAMEELISE FAVISFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST

There at the Capitol lies the worst of us, as well as our mediocre selves.

GHOSTS OF OUR UNSETTLED PASTROBIN GIVHANJANUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POST

It means that even small or mediocre projects have their value, because they give creators experience, and maybe a paycheck, so they can stick around and work another day.

ART HAS BEEN BRUTALIZED BY TECH’S GIANTS. HOW CAN IT SURVIVE?KONSTANTIN KAKAESDECEMBER 23, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

People began throwing together mediocre content, inserting as many links into it as possible, and shopping it around to any website that would publish it.

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Results might have been challenged if a team with the 11th to 16th best record in the sport — such mediocre clubs have never been allowed in October before — had somehow gotten hot and grabbed a crown.

NO ASTERISK REQUIRED: THESE DODGERS WERE HISTORICALLY GREAT — AND LEGITIMATE CHAMPIONSTHOMAS M. BOSWELLOCTOBER 29, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Few Democrats are likely to abandon Cunningham over the scandal, and considering Tillis’s favorability ratings are also mediocre, independents aren’t any more likely to flock to him.

DESPITE A SEXTING SCANDAL, DEMOCRAT CAL CUNNINGHAM IS FAVORED IN NORTH CAROLINA’S SENATE RACEGEOFFREY SKELLEY (GEOFFREY.SKELLEY@ABC.COM)OCTOBER 15, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

Based on what we’ve seen so far, it is fair to say this division exclusively contains not just mediocre teams, but outright bad ones.

THE NFC EAST IS HISTORICALLY BAD. HOW MUCH WORSE CAN IT GET?NEIL PAINE (NEIL.PAINE@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)OCTOBER 15, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

Yet the Lakers’ half-court offense was mediocre throughout the regular season, having posted slightly below-average efficiency numbers.

LEBRON AND AD ARE THE HEROES. BUT THE SUM OF THIS LAKERS CLUB WAS MORE THAN ITS SUPERSTAR PARTS.CHRIS HERRING (CHRIS.HERRING@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)OCTOBER 12, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

Unless, of course, said mediocre dinner is also terrible for you.

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For these stocks to deliver mediocre 5% gains, their earnings would need to rise 16% annually, and more than double from today’s $210 billion to almost $450 billion.

WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY TECH STOCKS ARE CRASHING? THIS METRIC EXPLAINS IT ALLSHAWN TULLYSEPTEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNE

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

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