modest
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The apartment was in a modest suburb, and the Mengele family had the wealth for something much fancier.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
I now have a modest but comfortable retirement.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Even a modest number of confirmed discoveries could significantly improve models of stellar explosions and the behavior of matter under extreme conditions.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
The new union deals also call for modest class-size reduction and the hiring of more counselors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
A wine cellar was carved out below, and a modest refectory vaulted above it.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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