at best
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Another is the docudrama re-enactments, which are contrived-looking at best and unintentionally funny at worst, such as when a Hezbollah fighter distraught by the pager operation frets that his microwave might kill him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The judge said Marimi's allegations "at best suggest that US government officials exerted pressure on Libyan officials to facilitate a rendition, not that US government officials directed or controlled the challenged conduct."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Treating that as a casual fallback plan, when they could take a reverse mortgage if need be, seems naive at best, and callous at worst.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The platform, however, argued it is a "generic male voice" whose perceived similarity to Tsuda's is subjective at best, according to court records accessed by AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
If you have only a room, with a hot plate at best, you can’t save by cooking up huge lentil stews that can be frozen for the week ahead.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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