modest
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Stock markets show modest reactions, while G-7 finance ministers discuss surging global bond yields and inflation tied to the Iran war.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The Duffys are not ordinary Americans piling into a minivan for a modest summer vacation.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
These later American fairs were more modest but still influential.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
The apartment was in a modest suburb, and the Mengele family had the wealth for something much fancier.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Then she pushed back the curtain and stepped out of the bathtub in her pink pajamas—she had dressed in the shower because she was much more modest than the rest of us.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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