Though the Labor Department said claims only fell modestly, any decline is uplifting because unemployment remains high.

尽管美国劳工部公布首次申领失业救济金人数略有下滑，但情况并不乐观，失业率依然居高不下。

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If valuations do decline modestly on PetSmart, perhaps long-term investors will want to take interest.

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Even a drug that eased the decline only modestly could keep millions of patients out of nursing homes for years.

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It is great to see a modestly resurgent music industry after so many consecutive years of decline.

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