more modest
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Consumer prices rose 4.2% in the past year, and a measure that omits energy has risen a more modest 2.9%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Several of Trump’s more modest initiatives, referred to by the administration as beautification projects, are complete or well underway.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The AI euphoria hasn’t had the same impact on Nvidia shares, which are up a more modest 16% this year.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Several of the proposed cities never got off the ground, others were recast as more modest enterprises.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Chronicler accounted for a sizable, though more modest amount.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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