modest
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Lamarck labored professionally under the modest title of professor of insects and worms.
The outlook includes “a modest degree of direct Middle East disruptions” the analysts say.
Trading in currency markets, including a modest retreat for the dollar, suggest Wall Street is willing to nibble around the edges of a post-war trade.
From Barron's
Economists expect modest growth for Canada’s economy this year amid U.S. trade policy uncertainty and inflation risk from the Middle East war.
Since the ticking fee is modest, a delay actually would reduce an arbitrager’s return.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
