modest
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That way, she preserves the inheritance while generating a modest stream of additional cash.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
U.S. natural gas futures posted modest gains for a second straight session with help from a slight warming in the weather outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He inherited a modest fortune and quickly emerged as the leader of the city’s conservative business establishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Those who worked with him recall his dry sense of humour and practical jokes, the comparatively modest car he drove and how he did not get dragged down by the inevitable setbacks of the game.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The east had its own charm or fine deep blue, and its own modest gem, a rising and solitary star: soon it would boast the moon; but she was yet beneath the horizon.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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