middling
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And as usual, Mr. Sorkin uses velocity to try to enhance a middling wit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Mr. Garfield, whose career has gone from promising to middling, lacks both the necessary ferocity and charisma in the role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The fact that a quartet of such caliber signed on to this dreck would be surprising if Netflix’s M.O. weren’t trapping great actors in middling movies.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The film opens Friday and has received middling reviews.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
On the day Seabiscuit settled in at the Detroit Fair Grounds, Pollard was in North Randall, Ohio, sweltering through August at a middling racetrack called Thistle Down Park, which was wrapping up its summer meeting.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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