modest
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Physical function followed a similar pattern, with only modest average gains.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Yet Mr. Burnham’s predecessor, Keir Starmer, faced a revolt within his own Labour Party last summer when he tried to pass modest disability reforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The festival was launched in 2006 as a modest affair, with a peak daily attendance of just 4,500.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
If the truck and the Walkman were metaphorical beacons, a modest gold, rope necklace and Jeff Kent’s mustache were concealed anchors even when in plain sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Changing cultural values was never a modest undertaking.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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