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modest

[mod-ist] / ˈmɒd ɪst /




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Vabysmo growth, but UBS says it only expects a modest recovery given limited patient funding from copay assistance foundations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Yet participation rates are generally modest, says Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But in real patients, the results have been far less impressive, with modest benefits, notable side effects, and no reliable way to predict who might respond.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Chevron gained 0.4% in the premarket session with crude prices rising and oil and gas stocks making modest gains after steep drops on the cease-fire news Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Army and come home to make a modest living and in the process try to help his fellow Haitians.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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