modest

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Lawrence, who worked with him on his adaptation of Hiaasen’s “Bad Monkey,” describes him as surprisingly modest, entirely unlike his swaggering creations.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Growth forecasts for large, developed economies—Japan, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom—were modest before the war at around 1%.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Then a few modest choruses of “sell the team” broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The unemployment rate has remained modest, even as job growth has stalled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Having come from very modest circumstances myself, I could definitely understand their point.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson