modicum
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Only “WNBA,” with its narcotic synths and modicum of hooks, invites repeated plays.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Bonds could provide jittery investors with a modicum of safety and income as well.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Yes, traders may be overweight the sector, and parts are richly valued in terms of price-to-earnings multiples, but such factors have caused only a modicum of exposure reduction by investors so far.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026
“Eternity” understands the desperation for a modicum of autonomy in this world, yet cleverly reminds viewers that having a choice doesn’t necessarily make life any easier.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025
The flaw in such reasoning, however, would have been obvious to any accountant or investment banker with a modicum of Hamiltonian wisdom.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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