lackluster
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Cole is a former cop who feels guilty about his father’s death, a backstory as lackluster as the exposition dumps that blurt it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The actor stars as a bodyguard out for revenge and on a cargo ship in this lackluster action thriller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Spending ticked down at grocery stores too, while hobby spending was lackluster.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Zhongji Innolight 300308 -13.99%decrease; red down pointing triangle made a lackluster debut after completing Hong Kong’s largest listing since 2019, as investors calibrate their confidence in artificial-intelligence stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A sprinkler was going on Jim Hirsshom’s lawn; Bernabe accorded the office a lackluster birdie as he glided slowly by, pinned down now in the tourist traffic, all but immersed in adobe dust.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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