tepid
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It is as if the show isn't even trying to be funny, said Indie Wire's Ben Travers, external, because there aren't many jokes in the show, and the ones that are there are "too tepid".
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
“As a result, we expect household growth to be relatively soft throughout the remainder of the decade, requiring home builders to adopt a slower pace of housing starts to appropriately match the tepid demand environment.”
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Bragging is not like some tepid self-affirmation; it’s competitive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Investment from most firms is tepid, with the housing sector still a drag, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The others had expressed only a tepid willingness to meet once Burnham arrived in New York.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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