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mediocre

2024-09-19 02:29:20 | Vocabulary exercise book
I found the word in a review on a pub. I've heard the word many times but I hadn't tried to remember it.

[quote] the food was quite mediocre but very expensive for what we got.[unquote]

mediocre (adj) > mediocrity (noun) something / someone - accent medi-o-crity

the word is used for politics or economy but I'm confused with 'mediocracy'.

mediocracy [Collins] rule by mediocre people

Why the mediocre jobs numbers might be a good thing for Kamala Harris
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jobs-economy-kamala-harris-b2608504.html

It's interesting.
[quote]But a labor market that is slowing down — combined with the fact that inflation has largely cooled — could offer the incentive for Powell to finally lower interest rates. That could offer the boom to the economy that Harris needs.[unquote]

I've been expecting strong JPY exchange rate.



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