mild
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As well as acting as a mild stimulant, research suggests caffeine may boost the effect of paracetamol, external and help it work slightly sooner, although any benefit is likely to be modest.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
South Korea’s Kospi seesawed between mild gains and losses and closed 0.8% lower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
“And all essential oils, at best, have mild repellent properties.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
A recession followed, but a mild one based on history, with AI debt not systemic and some tech-related defaults.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Thankfully, the bump on my head was just a mild concussion, so I wasn’t hurt too bad.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
As a result, northern states experience milder winters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
El Nino, which tends to bring milder winters, could also help.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
It should be a slightly milder to start the week.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Currently, the most extreme high tides are occurring between 10 and 11 a.m., with milder secondary high tides between 11 p.m. and midnight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
In milder cases, he sometimes counseled that a soldier be discharged from his normal duties and given desk work instead.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
The school with the cleanest record got the mildest outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
They should underline the fact that the recession at the end of the last year was the mildest on record.
From BBC ● May 10, 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
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