modest
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As Yoda Theirry pointed out, there’d never been a knockout hurdle so modest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Petrol prices have also fallen, although with a more modest drop than diesel.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
While only modest, the number in Wales is up by three since January, while Scotland has lost 41, and the south-east of England has lost 26 in the same period.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
While the market has priced out more extreme risks, it could be “underestimating the persistence of lower-level geopolitical risks that could keep a modest premium in crude prices,” he added.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
The boy watches both the magician and his modest audience curiously.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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