to say the least
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Reaction from student leaders has been guarded to say the least.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
But the one example he cited was, to say the least, bizarre.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
The system’s long-running ambition to admit students of all backgrounds has had, to say the least, an imperfect success rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
His words were startling, to say the least, but Schwartz’s description of the president’s true personality was revelatory.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 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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