modest
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And a modest displacement tomorrow is different from widespread replacement today.
Mateus and his 16 siblings—all children of one mother, Rita, who at 90 still lives on her own—grew up on a modest farm where Route 60 now stands.
There have also been modest to minor disruptions in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
From MarketWatch
There have also been modest to minor disruptions in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
From MarketWatch
Turn right, as the map tells you to do, and you’ll encounter decaying sidewalks, with cracked and buckled concrete that turns a modest uphill walk into an obstacle course.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
