modest
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I live in a modest, fully paid-off home, drive an older car, have comfortable but dated and worn furniture, and buy clothes at thrift stores.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
To float comfortably off to dreamland with a book, find a writer who informs, entertains and keeps the thrills modest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
When Billy Beane turned to the nascent discipline of data analytics to overcome a seemingly unsolvable workplace problem, his aspirations were modest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
These ventures, which form the backbone of India's manufacturing sector, often operate on thin margins, where even modest pay rises can strain finances.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
I knew that to Grigori, what had resembled a blight had probably been a modest building from the outside, so as to avoid making a target of itself.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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