to say the least
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But for more than a decade, his relationship with USC has been complicated, to say the least.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The plans being announced are controversial, to say the least.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
These numbers are seasonally adjusted, and the government’s process for doing so is sometimes inexact, to say the least.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
"I regret that the response -- disproportionate to say the least given to the very real concerns that have been expressed -- is only fuelling them," she added.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
By the standards of today, crater research in the early 1900s was a trifle unsophisticated, to say the least.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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