tepid
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The tepid outlook on exits—or when they will recover—contrasts with dealmakers’ bullishness on their ability to capitalize on current market volatility, as they have in years past.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The movie, which starred Antonio Banderas and Rebecca Romijn, screened out of competition at the 2002 festival to a mostly tepid response.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
As tepid a reception as that would have been, at least he would have been seen and not heard.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
There may even be signs of a tepid recovery afoot.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 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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