mild
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While the strength in the equity market may create a mild, supportive wealth effect, he said he expects economic activity will remain below potential in the second half.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
After a mild winter, glaciers had less snow cover than usual at the end of April - and an unusually early heatwave the following month accelerated the melting of snow.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
After a roughly 15-minute drive through mild traffic, we made it to the venue just in time to see Epps tease a few audience members during his opening comedy segment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
There’s a mild fog of envy in the air as the early arrivals at the restaurant await Nick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
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
Scientists have said that climate change is likely to bring wetter and milder winters.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Some northern economies, including Canada and Scandinavia, would benefit modestly from milder temperatures; more would face big losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The researchers emphasized that their work focuses only on serious muscle disorders that result in hospital admission or death, not the milder muscle aches and pains that some people experience.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
But his was a milder copy; not so red, nor so strong, nor so big, nor so obstinate.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Their first, and mildest, sees the waterway reopening within three weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 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
The recession at the end of last year is over and the mildest in recent records.
From BBC ● May 10, 2024
He was the wisest, the mildest, the most eloquent of all the Aesir.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
