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modicum

[mod-i-kuhm, moh-di-] / ˈmɒd ɪ kəm, ˈmoʊ dɪ- /


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“There was a kind of pent-up demand for a modicum of good news,” said Phil Blancato, chief market strategist at Osaic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Bonds could provide jittery investors with a modicum of safety and income as well.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

“Eternity” understands the desperation for a modicum of autonomy in this world, yet cleverly reminds viewers that having a choice doesn’t necessarily make life any easier.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

In any case, it’s very much a work of television — not what I’d call prestige television, despite a modicum of well-done fright effects — just ordinary, workman-like TV, with monsters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

The flaw in such reasoning, however, would have been obvious to any accountant or investment banker with a modicum of Hamiltonian wisdom.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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