The phrase
"modest uptick" means a slight or small increase or improvement in something.
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«modest»
«uptick»
Sentences with «modest uptick»
- The percentage of white students has fallen steadily in the Northeast and Midwest, with modest upticks in the proportion of students who are black, Hispanic, or from other groups. (educationnext.org)
- There's doubt this plan will pan out in the long run, despite recent modest upticks in sales, because of the seeming incongruity of it. (canadianbusiness.com)
- A Tesla Model S with 60 - kwh battery starts at around $ 70,000 but is nicely subsidized — and then there's all that fuel you'll never have to buy, although you'll have to pay a comparatively modest uptick in your electricity bill. (hybridcars.com)
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