modestly
Example Sentences
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An extended gradual decay also might sometimes allow for modestly positive news such as the data that garnered so much excitement this week.
Because the market has moved modestly lower in the past couple of months as earnings have continued to grow, the multiple today is just 20 times.
From Barron's
Because the market has moved modestly lower in the past couple of months as earnings have continued to grow, the multiple today is just 20 times.
From Barron's
In contrast, real median weekly earnings have risen only modestly during the same period.
From MarketWatch
Age-adjusted heat-related death risk in California has risen modestly in recent decades—enough to account for 90 additional annual deaths likely linked to higher temperatures.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
