modest
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August brings modest gains, with the S&P marking an average annualized gain of 0.9% and 0.2% over the past decade and the last 20 years, respectively.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Several of the proposed cities never got off the ground, others were recast as more modest enterprises.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Activity also fell in Germany for a second straight month, although to a more modest extent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
That’s around a 3.8% withdrawal rate a year, which is a relatively modest rate.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Straight-backed, prim Mary set up a modest but respectable home near the city center, a part of town where blacks and whites lived peaceably together.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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