modest
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The sale was modest, but it unsettled investors because Strategy has long been viewed as one of bitcoin’s most important corporate buyers, MarketVector’s Leinweber said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
The healthcare sector also created 47,000 new jobs; and the construction sector posted modest job gains for the third month in a row.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In addition to its effects on skin and joint health, collagen supplementation was linked to modest improvements in muscle mass, muscle structure, and tendon structure.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
The findings detailed in the Journal of Infection said the impact on the immune system was "modest", but they are still generating excitement.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
And because we’ve lived in the same house, and none of the Diamant boys were ever very modest.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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