modest

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A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The survey indicated that for now, cost pressures remained modest in China’s services sector, allowing firms to discount their own prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Investors should count on only modest returns for the coming decade in their planning.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“While modest near‑term renewal headwinds are possible, we view the increase as structurally positive for Sam’s earnings power given high incremental margins on membership revenue,” Tarlowe wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The east had its own charm or fine deep blue, and its own modest gem, a rising and solitary star: soon it would boast the moon; but she was yet beneath the horizon.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë