modestly
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Given the current outlook, the end goal should be to make policy modestly restrictive to sustainably deliver both maximum employment and stable prices, Logan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“A conservative allocation of 20% equities and 80% bonds and cash wouldn’t expose the portfolio to too much risk and should allow for a modestly higher return profile,” Katz adds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The menus began modestly: my mom’s chicken noodle soup alongside store-bought tomato soup from the Whole Foods hot bar; my dad’s white chicken chili and a simple butternut squash soup scattered with chives.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Travelers stock rises modestly even as the property and casualty insurer reports better-than-expected earnings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
She took the hand he offered and shook it modestly saying, “Buenos días, God be with you.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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