modest

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A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Iain Mansfield, chief executive officer at Principality Building Society, said "modest" house price growth in Wales was likely to continue.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Another idea, developed in the mid-1590s, was a modest success, but didn’t make Galileo rich.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin