modest
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It could pay off, she says, with “nontrivial,” though modest, savings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
For decades, medications for obesity typically delivered only modest reductions in body weight.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
However, the expected volumes remain modest at market scale.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Although Britain’s capped tuition fees of roughly $13,000 a year sound modest to Americans, added living costs and compounding interest push total balances far higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
I make a right turn instead, where the seats are more modest and crowded more tightly, searching for an empty row so I won’t need to sit with a stranger.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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