tepid
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Demand for the pricey tickets has been tepid so far, at least at the listed prices.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
But a tepid response from American energy producers, as well as technological advances in drilling, suggest the go-go days of the shale boom creating armies of high-paying jobs are over.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The movie, which starred Antonio Banderas and Rebecca Romijn, screened out of competition at the 2002 festival to a mostly tepid response.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The Asian giant has struggled to mount a robust comeback since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a protracted debt crisis in the once-booming property sector and tepid consumption weighing on activity.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The others had expressed only a tepid willingness to meet once Burnham arrived in New York.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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