modest
B2UK /ˈmɒdɪst/US /ˈmɑːdɪst/
Meaning
adjective
not very large, expensive, important, etc.
“modest improvements/reforms”
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“Not by designing a modest pilot project, but by committing the resources to make it possible to scour the text of more than 120,000 volumes when this feature debuted in 2003.”
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Not by designing a modest pilot project, but by committing the resources to make it possible to scour the text of more than 120,000 volumes when this feature debuted in 2003.
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