modestly
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“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
The trimmed mean and weighted median measures of inflation preferred by the Bank of Canada eased modestly to the slowest in six years, averaging 1.85% annually after remaining unchanged at 1.95% in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Travelers stock rises modestly even as the property and casualty insurer reports better-than-expected earnings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In 1935, shortly after San Francisco’s new Bay Meadows Racecourse opened, Howard assembled a group of modestly talented racehorses and hired a crack young trainer named Buster Millerick to condition them.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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