modest

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And it is able to export a modest amount—some 200,000 barrels a day, Eurasia’s Brew estimates—overland via rail and trucks, and the Caspian Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Networking sales started out modest, but by last year they rose by 142%, to $31 billion, which made Nvidia the biggest data center networking-chip company in the world.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The spokesman added Farage periodically receives "nuisance claims of this nature, frequently for relatively modest sums falling within the small claims track and often lacking substantive merit".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Notwithstanding the cuts, the new union contracts included some expansions, such as additional psychiatric social workers and counselors and modest class size reductions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Even on their modest incomes, the servants had managed to pool together enough money to buy Penelope an absolutely spectacular gift.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood