mild
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My sister mixes the mild with queso until it turns a muted pink.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Published in the international journal Evolution Letters, the study indicates that mild aggression and lethal violence may have developed through different evolutionary processes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
This has allowed mild south or south-westerly winds to flow, particularly across the southern half of the British Isles.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
When Harris suggested that even inaction by Congress could have a preemptive effect on state court proceedings, Gorsuch reacted with mild disbelief.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Professor didn’t know what to make of her, and stopped at last to ask with an air of mild surprise that was irresistible.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The firm said its jack mackerel products were "clearly identified" and had been introduced following extensive product and consumer testing, describing it as having a "milder flavour and meatier texture".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Over in San Francisco, which faced down a severe heat wave in March, Google Weather users were left flummoxed by the charts of low-70s temps, way milder than the 90-degree record felt by downtown residents.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The milder Scottish climate may now be part of the attraction too.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Traders are seeing the first half of August as “the last real demand time frame” with focus shifting to the milder fall temperatures, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even the weathers had grown milder, and the wolves that had once come ravening out of the North in bitter white winters were now only a grandfather’s tale.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Their first, and mildest, sees the waterway reopening within three weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Eagerly they dig into platters of durian, carefully arranged from the mildest to the richest.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
At its mildest, an aircraft may only experience slight erratic changes in altitude, but at the severe end, turbulence can cause large abrupt changes in altitude and angle of the plane.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
Leasure called himself “the nicest, quietest, mildest guy you’ll ever want to meet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
Worst of all, he will have no resistance to germs and infection; he will be very susceptible to pneumonia or even the mildest impurities in his food and water.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
