happy medium
noun
: a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes
The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.
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Perhaps the latest office lease-data shows that the future of work is probably the happy medium of hybrid.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Bhagwandas, too, calls for a happy medium in beauty trends.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Tilbury’s shimmery blushes offer a happy medium between old Hollywood glamour and natural, skin-enhancing makeup.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 30 July 2024
Sharpshooting reserve swingman Gary Trent Jr. appears poised to seek greener pastures after failing to reach a happy medium contract rate with the Toronto Raptors, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Bhagwandas, too, calls for a happy medium in beauty trends.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Tilbury’s shimmery blushes offer a happy medium between old Hollywood glamour and natural, skin-enhancing makeup.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 30 July 2024
Sharpshooting reserve swingman Gary Trent Jr. appears poised to seek greener pastures after failing to reach a happy medium contract rate with the Toronto Raptors, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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“Happy medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20medium. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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