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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
tired of the city but not particularly interested in small-town life, he moved to a suburb of middling size
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as in decent
of average to below average quality
was disappointed in the renowned historian's latest book, which is only middling
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Recent Examples of middling
With Carr still on the sideline against a stingy defense, even a middling Chargers offense should be able to generate enough points to get back in the win column.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
The trade more or less lived up to the middling expectations for Detroit initially.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
While pricing is much better on an annual subscription level, Surfshark showed middling speed test results and ran background processes even when a connection was closed.
—PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
The Niners came into the game turning only 50 percent of their red-zone opportunities into touchdowns — a middling mark, at best.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
The trade more or less lived up to the middling expectations for Detroit initially.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
While pricing is much better on an annual subscription level, Surfshark showed middling speed test results and ran background processes even when a connection was closed.
—PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024
The Niners came into the game turning only 50 percent of their red-zone opportunities into touchdowns — a middling mark, at best.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
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Loading your audio article Just like last year, the Warriors — with an average height of 6-foot-4 — are the shortest team in the NBA.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged lower this week, ending a six-week climb.Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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If Williams gets decent protection and can hang in the pocket, receivers D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze, Keenan Allen and tight end Cole Kmet are capable of making plays.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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To be clear, longer-term measures of breadth are still in decent shape.David Keller, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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In 2012, the median residential property value in Sunnyside was $208,300, the Denver Department of Finance reported.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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With a population of 9,000 residents, the city of Tuskegee has a median household income of $32,000.Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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This universal approach to patient care allows for a stress-free journey to satisfactory hair transplantation for all international visitors.Kyle J. Russell, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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The company maintains a satisfactory level of liquidity and capital resources, with management believing that its liquidity sources are sufficient to support existing operations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Now a crypto-friendly U.S. could welcome the small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) waiting on the sidelines concerned about legitimacy risks and regulatory backlash to take the invest alongside the biggest and the best and creating a great economic boost to often underserved market.Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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This Cuisinart gadget comes with fine and medium shredding disks, a feed tube, and a blade that both chops and mixes.Maggie Horton, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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These two mediocre exhibitions are on view in LACMA’s Resnick Pavilion — one until spring, the other for nearly a year.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sam Darnold was viewed as a mediocre placeholder when the Vikings signed him to a one-year, $10 million contract in the offseason.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The company is not a party to any material legal proceedings outside the ordinary course of business.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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One ordinary morning, coming home from walking her dog, Lenù finds in her mailbox a package wrapped with newspaper.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Trump might be unaware of this or indifferent to it.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Zala’s frantic search for her son becomes the gateway to a sprawling account of a community in crisis and a Black family confronted with an indifferent police force and hostile national media.Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Middling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middling. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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