from humble origins
idiom
: from a family that did not have high social status or much money
He comes from humble origins.
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Mattea Conforti plays Becka, a girl from humble origins who attends school with Gilead’s elite.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
So why not recount his rise from humble origins to hitmaker with actual LEGOs?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
New data reveal a hidden epidemic July 7, 2023
Gálvez, an engineer and tech entrepreneur from humble origins, has faced withering broadsides from López Obrador, who has depicted her as tool of Fox and the rich.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Both Demings and Rubio rose from humble origins to the top tiers of their respective political parties.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2022
As much as any other local craft brewer, Lakewood mirrors the journey of the North Texas craft beer scene from humble origins to its explosion.
—Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
Logan Roy, the patriarch on Succession, is an immigrant from humble origins turned the ultimate barbarian at the gate.
—Jason Diamond, Town & Country, 14 Feb. 2022
His until recently unmatched and legendary career stemmed from humble origins, beginning on the gridiron of the small south Arkansas burg of Fordyce.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2021
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
So why not recount his rise from humble origins to hitmaker with actual LEGOs?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
New data reveal a hidden epidemic July 7, 2023
Gálvez, an engineer and tech entrepreneur from humble origins, has faced withering broadsides from López Obrador, who has depicted her as tool of Fox and the rich.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
Both Demings and Rubio rose from humble origins to the top tiers of their respective political parties.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2022
As much as any other local craft brewer, Lakewood mirrors the journey of the North Texas craft beer scene from humble origins to its explosion.
—Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
Logan Roy, the patriarch on Succession, is an immigrant from humble origins turned the ultimate barbarian at the gate.
—Jason Diamond, Town & Country, 14 Feb. 2022
His until recently unmatched and legendary career stemmed from humble origins, beginning on the gridiron of the small south Arkansas burg of Fordyce.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2021
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