modest
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A two-percentage-point drop in SG&A might seem modest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A small clinical trial suggests that limiting food intake to fewer hours each day could provide modest cognitive benefits for older women, beyond those associated with weight loss alone.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 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
In imagining myself as modest, mysterious, and fiercely intelligent, I'm forced to realize that, in real life, I have none of these qualities.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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