tepid
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As yields fell in subsequent years, many economists concluded the world had entered a new epoch of tepid inflation and permanently low interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
So much of the extensive press tour for “Practical Magic 2” — based on the 2021 novel “The Book of Magic” written by Alice Hoffman — has revolved around the original film’s tepid reception.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Chinese car industry has been under particular stress this year because of tepid consumer spending and fierce competition among dozens of companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Another sign of tepid hiring: The average increase in wages was just 3% in the 12 months that ended in August, bumping along prepandemic lows.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was a daring, impulsive move on which the chaplain decided after quarreling with Corporal Whitcomb again and washing down with tepid canteen water his joyless lunch of a Milky Way and Baby Ruth.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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