modestly

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At the divisional level, guidance for organic growth has changed modestly and reads more cautious, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

New York Fed data shows the net worths of higher-income households have grown sharply since 2023, while net worths of lower-income households have increased more modestly.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“It is clear that purchase demand continues to hold up as prospective buyers react to both modestly lower rates and more inventory to choose from than the last few years,” Khater said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Recent budgets supported by Gonez essentially have frozen or modestly reduced school police staffing levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It hung heavily on the battlements, like thick icing on a very good cake, and in a few convenient places it modestly turned itself into the clearest icicles at the greatest possible length.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White