mediocrity

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The answer to that question is in the mediocrity that most of these people are trying to hide, often even from themselves.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

It left Matthew Potts in the company of Bethell, who rose above England's mediocrity to remain at the close.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

In Marx’s reckoning, we’ve lived with 25 years of mediocrity, with no end in sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

It’s that AI will produce cheap, abundant mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

The strength of this immutable desire saved her from the mediocrity and sadness of her fate.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende