modestly
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Bill Adams, chief US economist at Fifth Third Commercial Bank, said July's CPI data was "modestly better" and kept a "narrow path open for the Fed to hold rates steady in September."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
She admits she has worried whether dressing modestly will make it harder for her to succeed in this industry, but she finds pleasure in it too.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
This could lead the market to demand a modestly higher yield from Telstra, they reckon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“This time, prices have adjusted more modestly, but earnings have remained exceptionally strong.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
It hung heavily on the battlements, like thick icing on a very good cake, and in a few convenient places it modestly turned itself into the clearest icicles at the greatest possible length.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
