modest
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Appeared in the April 9, 2026, print edition as 'A Modest Proposal For Hormuz Toll IPO'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Modest stock declines tend to make investors—and many pundits—fret that a catastrophic decline is about to pummel the market.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
Jonathan S. Blake directs the Planetary Program at the Berggruen Institute and is co-author of “Children of a Modest Star: Planetary Thinking for an Age of Crises.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
Modest he may well be, but not many can match the Wigan side we have seen over the past eight months.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
Modest white outside walls crowned with slanting tile decorations gave no hint of the elaborate courtyards and inner living quarters that were hidden like pearls in their oyster shells.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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