modest
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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
The modest job growth in March recovered only a small portion of the nearly 109,000 jobs lost in the first two months of 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Patients experienced substantial reductions in FM along with modest decreases in FFM.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
U.S. stocks were headed for modest losses on Thursday as doubts swirled about whether a two-week truce with Iran will hold.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Richmond had become Virginia’s capital, but in 1781, it was little more than a country village with dirt streets, only two brick buildings, and modest wooden houses.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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