tepid
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The latest estimate from the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDP Now tracker points to tepid 1.2% growth in the January-March quarter, following a 0.5% rate in the final three months of 2025.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
The association now anticipates a tepid increase of 1% in 2026 sales activity from the prior year, versus its previous call in January for a 5.1% rise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
It was unfortunate for the head coach that minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was in the directors' box to hear the half-time booing, to witness a tepid opening period, and the failed rescue attempt.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“We see a more tepid rate” in the range of a 1% to 1.5% bump, wrote TD Cowen’s Ryan Langston in a Monday morning note.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
But the machine in the corridor dispenses only coffee, tepid at best, in paper cups.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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