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
No one will accuse the Apostle Paul of any indifference or lukewarmness where true religion was concerned.
From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.
There, for want of an enemy to fight, their army was forced to be idle, and Cromwell and the ever-growing Independent element quickly came to suspect their commander of lukewarmness in the cause.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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