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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a modest boost" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small or moderate increase in something, such as performance, confidence, or support.
Example: "The new marketing strategy provided a modest boost in sales over the last quarter."
Alternatives: "a slight increase" or "a small enhancement."
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On Wednesday, it received a modest boost.
It should provide a modest boost to the American economy.
Trade was a modest boost to the third quarter's 2.7 percent annual growth pace.
Senate Republicans could probably be persuaded to back a modest boost in infrastructure spending.
Even a modest boost in aid could have a big impact.
Ilion, which had been promised a 35 percent increase, got a modest boost in the first two years.
At best, the dividend-tax cut is aimed at giving a modest boost to the stock market.
The first weekend after the nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced, moviegoers gave a modest boost to the the nine features up for best picture.
Its national vote rose, to 943,600 or 6.2% of the total (see map): a modest boost, perhaps, but from a base that was already worryingly high.
Hollande's approval numbers experienced a modest boost in January 2014 when a celebrity tabloid magazine alleged that he was having an affair with a French actress.
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