modest
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Indian Creek represents one of South Florida’s major battlefields where the region’s newly minted billionaires are clashing with those of more modest affluence who often trace their Miami roots back generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The private island, Indian Creek, represents one of South Florida’s major battlefields where the region’s newly minted billionaires are clashing with those of more modest affluence who trace their Miami roots back generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
After laying their family members to rest, the brothers went to live with their father in a modest, work-class neighbourhood of low-rise houses in the north-eastern outskirts of Cali, Colombia.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Whole fruit remains the better choice because of its fiber, but a modest daily glass of pure orange juice appears to have effects that build up over time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
So I built a modest fire just big enough to cut the chill and lay on my back, backpack under my head.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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