milquetoast

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The 85-year-old label, tagged by the Observer as once being “synonymous with a particularly milquetoast suburban sensibility,” today posts fast-growing sales among famously fickle Gen Z shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Like King, the Bainbridge pastor was not advocating a milquetoast approach to governing.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Maybe if Congress were run by a serious comic rather than a milquetoast politician, we might do better.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023

O’Reilly’s replacement was Tucker Carlson, who, at the time, was probably best known as the boyish, milquetoast former co-host of Crossfire.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2023

“Making a show, any show, is incredibly difficult,” says Baltz, who currently plays the milquetoast BJ in HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023