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mediocre

[mee-dee-oh-ker] / ˌmi diˈoʊ kər /


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What separates a good management team in shipping from a mediocre one?

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I would much rather watch a perennial winning Dodger team on TV than go to three or four games a year and watch a perennial mediocre team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The bottom line: If you’ve ever been tempted to sell in May, this is your best chance to sidestep a mediocre market — or worse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Whatever class of film I believed I’d be getting after watching other mediocre Tubi Originals in the past, I was so very wrong about.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Berg had been a mediocre ballplayer at best, hitting .243 over fifteen big league seasons as a backup catcher.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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