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at best

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Definitions

  1. In the most favorable of conditions, especially in a situation that is otherwise negative.

    • Steve Bruce's side have swung from highs to lows in what has been at best a wildly inconsistent start to the season. They experienced a microcosm of this within the opening 45 minutes at the Stadium of Light.
    • The power of federal officials to issue a national vaccine mandate is questionable at best.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA