modest

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The frugality in “Hag” is apparent from its modest start.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Lemssouguer grew up with three siblings in a modest apartment in Casablanca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For Alphabet, the price target was lowered to $361 from $397, a more modest cut.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Over the man’s shoulder, Razi could see the beachfront, with children flying kites, and the town houses with wide verandas beginning where the more modest fishermen’s houses stopped.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook