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But the filmmakers only halfheartedly commit to exploring these emotions, reducing her feelings to a plot twist inserted to supply a bit of conflict.

A few brief, halfhearted laughs gave way to stale air, where the jest hung heavily as the group took mental stock of my presence.

The governor’s press office posted a notice suggesting that Musk’s departures from California were only halfhearted.

Samir took a few halfhearted steps in chase, but the camel surprised everyone with its sudden vigor.

All these filmmakers’ needy, importunate wooing of their writers — and their eventual dickering over script credit — makes their courtship of actual women such as Candice Bergen or Amy Irving look halfhearted by comparison.