halfway decent
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: fairly good
I'm willing to eat anywhere as long as the food is halfway decent.
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The thing is, the problem isn't just creating a nuclear fusion reaction – any halfway decent physics lab can do that on a benchtop.
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David Szondy
july 05,
New Atlas,
5 July 2026
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“Halfway decent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20decent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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