mildly
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The critics tangle with Taylor Swift: The singer’s recent singles, including “Patient Zero,” have not, to put it mildly, been critical darlings, but they are holding steady on the charts.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
City's insistence that they will clear their name will not prevent a torrid, to put it mildly, Anfield reception.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Brown hurt and the rest of the receivers only mildly threatening, the pressure is on Drake Maye to deliver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
And his mother had replied, mildly, “There are many different ways to be poor in the world but increasingly there seems to be one single way to be rich.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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