modest
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French-style villas stand to be bulldozed, along with modest Hanoi-style "tube" houses and densely packed low-rises.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
The Dow industrials finished with modest gains, however.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Goldsberry smartly went in a more modest folk-gospel direction for this operatic showstopper from “Carousel.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
In fact, I’d argue that the fastest way to make a modest meal feel faintly restaurant-like is to serve not one bread, but two or three.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
It’s been hard for the modest Mona Lisa to live up to its reputation.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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