anemic

Example Sentences

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Even weak economic data, such as the past year’s anemic job growth, was often viewed as a “glass half full” reason to keep buying equities.

From The Wall Street Journal

I kept my face neutral and gave Eleanor an anemic smile until she turned back to Anna May.

From Literature

Demand from other agencies to use Grok has been anemic, people familiar with the matter said, except in a few cases where people wanted to use it to mimic a bad actor for defensive testing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The signs looked performative and anemic and the visual impact was poor.

From Salon

But hiring was largely anemic beyond a surge in healthcare and social services.

From The Wall Street Journal