modest
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When participants viewed unpleasant images, producing a single smile gave their mood a modest boost.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
More recently, even that already modest level of investment has gone down.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Polls show a modest decline in Texans’ support for the death penalty.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
U.S. stocks declined after hotter-than-expected inflation data and a more modest valuation for one of the leading artificial-intelligence players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
With one hand on a sword and the other outstretched in a gesture of peace, it was a picture of a modest man—not an all-conquering hero—as he rejected calls for a third term in office.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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