humble pies

plural of humble pie

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Noun
  • And just like in sports, there were some nailbiting finishes, a few major upsets and a whole lot of victory laps to take.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • One of the first surprising upsets of the college football season occurred on Friday night as Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) school Tarleton State defeated Army, 30-27.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kp is an index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space, NOAA said.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • First described in 1972 by UCLA researchers, the effect explains why geomagnetic disturbances often intensify around the equinoxes.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Humble pies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pies. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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