modest
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"There was a modest effect of time-restricted eating to improve spatial planning and problem-solving and on reducing errors related to memory and learning," said Shapses.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
But those with more modest means can also grow their own nest eggs bigger than they might think.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Though the sport ran through her extended family, Lamboria grew up in a household of modest means.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
If the truck and the Walkman were metaphorical beacons, a modest gold, rope necklace and Jeff Kent’s mustache were concealed anchors even when in plain sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
It was a modest thing, lent to her by the yumboes, but certainly more comfortable than anything she’d ever slept on before.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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