modestly

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Rates for shipments from Asia to Europe have risen too, albeit more modestly for now.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crude-oil shipments increased more modestly, though were higher for a third month running.

From The Wall Street Journal

—Treasury yields rose in overnight trade, albeit only modestly as oil prices remained the key driver.

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MedPAC later signaled it would revise that estimate downward, a change the committee said in its report that would modestly reduce its estimates of excess premiums.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gas prices in the U.S. edged up modestly Thursday to an average national price of $3.25 a gallon, but were up 26.5 cents a gallon from a week ago, according to GasBuddy.

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