modest
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The spokesman added Farage periodically receives "nuisance claims of this nature, frequently for relatively modest sums falling within the small claims track and often lacking substantive merit".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
That’s around a 3.8% withdrawal rate a year, which is a relatively modest rate.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
But she has a particular focus on wealthy consumers “who would be able to deal with high oil prices in a much better way” than those of more modest means.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Speaking of “Hacks” folks whose names do not rhyme with Schmanna Schmeinbinder, Kristen Baldwin offers one neat trick to fix stuff in general: “A modest proposal to Hollywood: Cast Robby Hoffman in everything.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
As inflation ate away at their modest government pensions, Elizebeth spent long hours going over their checkbooks, bank records, and tax forms.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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