at best
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But the results have been mixed at best.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The stock-market rally of the past 10 days, based on hopes of imminent peace, seems to have been premature at best.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
As a satire, it’s almost too implied — the filmmakers barely bother to develop their ideas, figuring correctly that people already agree the internet is, at best, a neutral-evil.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The mantra “if it bleeds, it leads” has been, at best, a mixed bag for media over many decades.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026
If not for the young housemaid’s sense of duty—and Simon’s timely arrival, of course—the children might have been whisked off to spend the day alone with Judge Quinzy, an uncomfortable notion at best.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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