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The phrase "a modest age difference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the age gap between individuals, typically in a context where the difference is not considered significant or problematic.
Example: "Their relationship works well despite a modest age difference of just a few years."
Alternatives: "a slight age gap" or "a small age difference".
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Some patients were on concomitant treatment, and there was a modest age difference between controls and CD children.
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A bit of an age difference, then?
That's a big age difference.
Notably, there is a big age difference.
Age – People with little or no age difference have significantly more in common than those with a larger age difference.
There is a substantial age difference here.
We have a bit of age difference, and lifestyle difference.
There's an age difference, but it's not creepy.
Not possible, she thought, too big an age difference.
There's an age difference between us.
Other studies have found a modest, non-significant, difference regarding age at onset and there are also negative studies including the original Dutch study [ 7, 8, 16, 27, 28].
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