modestly

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Benchmark two-year and 10-year Treasury note yields moved modestly higher in early Monday trading, and were changing hands at 3.788% and 4.314% respectively, heading into the start of an exceptionally active week on Wall Street.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

France and Mexico, but more modestly in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Market breadth has been modestly positive, so the breadth oscillators remain on buy signals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

“I was just, you know, following my instincts,” Fred said modestly.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein