modest
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Unlike the bands circling Seattle and Portland, Modest Mouse made a point of leaning into its outlier roots.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Modest gains for banks and luxury groups help the French CAC 40 rise 0.3%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
France is home to around 5-7.5 million Muslims according to estimates, and Özlem Şahin, head of the organisation behind Modest Fashion Week, has described Paris as "one of the leading modest fashion capitals in Europe".
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Modest to a fault, “Midwinter Break” seems to float like something cautious and wishful, hoping along with the audience that this union’s individual strains will fall into harmony once more.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Modest white outside walls crowned with slanting tile decorations gave no hint of the elaborate courtyards and inner living quarters that were hidden like pearls in their oyster shells.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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