modest
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Even in 1981 when IPOs were smaller than today, this was an unusual move for such a modest enterprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
So three mornings a week, I went to martial arts classes at a modest dojang in Van Nuys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Its eruptions are often relatively modest, but the volcano is also capable of producing much more hazardous activity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
With a population of about 2,400, it could pass for any number of prairie towns: modest houses and churches, mostly boarded-up storefronts, and a grain elevator towering above everything.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
We’d park the car and walk along streets of modest bungalows, landing on a doorstep to find a hunched-over widow or a big-bellied factory worker with a can of Michelob peering through the screen door.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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