tepid

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The immigration crackdown and tepid interest among teens have made this job one of the toughest positions to fill in the restaurant industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

He also attributed the tepid response in oil prices to an expectation of “a last-minute postponement, maybe not a deal, but a postponement allowing the two sides to continue talking.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Before Ohtani took batting practice, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts took questions about his biggest star’s tepid start and said he wasn’t worried.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Bonds are reflecting investors’ concerns, most recently with the tepid investor response last week to a $69 billion auction of 2-year Treasuries.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It was a daring, impulsive move on which the chaplain decided after quarreling with Corporal Whitcomb again and washing down with tepid canteen water his joyless lunch of a Milky Way and Baby Ruth.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller