modest
Example Sentences
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“The economy is doing better than we feared 12 months ago,” Routledge said, adding that the effect on the financial system from U.S. tariffs has been relatively modest.
New figures released this morning showed a modest cooling to 2.7%.
From Salon
There are other organizations, at county level, that can provide advice and assistance for people such as yourself who don’t qualify for Medicaid, for instance, but still have modest assets.
From MarketWatch
She notes unemployment benefits can take a few weeks to kick in, and even modest savings can help bridge the gap.
These range from major businesses, represented here with the largest dots, to more modest ventures and holding companies with less strategic value or prominence, shown with smaller dots.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
