mildly
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Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
That’s putting it mildly, given that the National Symphony suddenly found itself more or less homeless early this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
So it seems like Anthropic is making some pretty bold claims over something that is mildly cool and worth investigating, but at this point, also seems unlikely to revolutionize medicine or science.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
Daily peppermint oil may offer a simple way to reduce mildly elevated blood pressure, according to new research.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
On Saturday afternoon Billy Buck, the ranch-hand, raked together the last of the old year’s haystack and pitched small forkfuls over the wire fence to a few mildly interested cattle.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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