mildly

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Ozon then has Marie express an anodyne comment about Algiers being “home,” which earns from Djemila a mildly derisive laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Finally, VIX futures are trading at small premiums to VIX; this is mildly bullish.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The diet culture of the ’90s was never totally vanquished, and Ozempic has complicated narratives about body size, health, and self-love, to put it mildly.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Executives of most major companies and the Wall Street analysts who cover them have been either mum or just mildly concerned about the economic fallout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This is tempting bait, to put it mildly, but racial justice advocates should not take it.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander