lukewarmness
Americannoun
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Perhaps the most surprising in the lukewarmness of its support is “Disclaimer,” falling outside the top five despite the pedigree of Oscar-winning writer-director Alfonso Cuarón and actors Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025
But a startling amount of lukewarmness quickly developed.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the very least it seemed that the lukewarmness of Chancellor Churchill had been transformed into eager cooperation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The reason of his lukewarmness was that he found himself deeply involved in debts whereof his father knew nothing.
From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir
She heard him describe the distracted state of Scotland—the impossibility of ever prevailing on all parties to submit again to her sway—the virulence of her enemies, and the apparent lukewarmness of her friends.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
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