tepid
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The movie, which starred Antonio Banderas and Rebecca Romijn, screened out of competition at the 2002 festival to a mostly tepid response.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
As tepid a reception as that would have been, at least he would have been seen and not heard.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
The financial and materials sectors also outpaced overall gains, while energy companies, so far, show earnings down from this time last year on tepid sales growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Demand appears to have been tepid, considering Ackman lined up $2.8 billion in orders from a group of large investors—including $100 million from Ackman’s firm—before marketing the deal more broadly.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
The sky overhead was as filmy white as a corpse’s eyes, no sun, just a tepid glow from beyond the horizon.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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