modest
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The eatery opened inauspiciously in 1978, a modest, shockingly restrained space in Beverly Hills’ elite golden triangle.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 31, 2026
In the southern parts of the cities, closer to the border with Mexico, modest residential homes with green front lawns adorn along palm tree-lined streets.
From Salon β Oct. 31, 2026
Other characteristics likely improved their chances, including relatively small body sizes, the ability to live partly in water, flexible diets, and modest energy requirements.
From Science Daily β Oct. 30, 2026
“American Gothic” brought Wood, who had been earning a modest living as an art teacher, craftsman and interior designer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sudden fame.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
Some hang limp from laundry lines as thin and worn as thread; others are nailed clumsily to the doors of modest mud-brick homes not so unlike my own.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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