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On the eve of the visit, Putin praised the Chinese proposals, which were tepidly received elsewhere, as “realistic and constructive.”

The voters she had tepidly won over expressed their doubts.

The ad, rather tepidly, adds: “Mr. Trump is no better.”

But in the end, as she tepidly congratulates Tom on his new job without making eye contact, she appears to be a woman trapped.

Immigrant advocates responded tepidly to the Biden administration’s moves, and remain sharply critical of the proposed rule penalizing asylum seekers who cross illegally.