modest
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Cregger wrote Weapons not to capitalize on that modest triumph, but in a haze of grief over the sudden death of Moore, who fell off a balcony in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 9, 2026
Though the market’s pullback was relatively modest, the average market timer nevertheless ran for the exits in a big way.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 8, 2026
There have been some modest successes in tracking down looted antiquities.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 8, 2026
Dambrauskas using his modest winnings to move to London and forge a career in football.
From BBC β Sep. 7, 2026
It was a modest portrait that for a time became the highest refinement of Renaissance painting.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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