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Recent Examples of humble pie
The city is also a pilgrimage site for pizza lovers, who will find everything from old-school joints that only sling margherita and marinara pizzas to next-gen pizzerias that elevate the humble pie to gourmet heights.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
District Attorney [Alvin] Bragg and the prosecutorial team here, while eating a slice of humble pie, are displaying the highest level of integrity in moving to dismiss the charges.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
But to be clear: This moment is not about me (my favorite food is humble pie).
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
Not a terrible bit of humble pie to taste, but the fact also remains, despite what some would like to believe, that the election result was no landslide but really only a slight lurch to the right.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
District Attorney [Alvin] Bragg and the prosecutorial team here, while eating a slice of humble pie, are displaying the highest level of integrity in moving to dismiss the charges.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
But to be clear: This moment is not about me (my favorite food is humble pie).
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
Not a terrible bit of humble pie to taste, but the fact also remains, despite what some would like to believe, that the election result was no landslide but really only a slight lurch to the right.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humble pie
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The Bulls were the early-season darlings of the Group of Five, thanks to back-to-back upsets over Boise State and Florida.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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His hat trick for Norway in a near upset of the United States at this year’s World Championships — against a roster full of NHL players — turned heads.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Quantum machines of today are prone to errors, have a restricted size range, and are sensitive to perturbations in their surrounding environment.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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To identify the quantum states of a particle, scientists need to isolate it from perturbations arising from its surroundings.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this summer, Newsom proposed reupping the program without any substantive changes, much to the chagrin of environmental advocates.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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So grab your favorite snack and beverage, plop yourself on the couch and get ready for 10-plus hours of consecutive football – but not commercial-free, much to the chagrin of longtime NFL RedZone fans – to kickstart the season.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Those with suicide ideation might attempt suicide, but these attempts often represent a desire to escape distress as opposed to end-of-life issues.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Pennsylvania, lawmakers have still not broken out of the impasse, spelling financial distress for schools and counties that rely particularly heavily on state funding.—
Isabella Volmert,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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War games involving Russian and Belarusian troops on Monday spurred unease in Europe, which is already on edge after Russian drones entered Poland and Romania last week.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pasteur himself didn’t opine on whether this might threaten existing life, but others were soon expressing unease following his breakthroughs in unlocking life’s chemical secrets.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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Seeing Laura’s discomfort with her, Cherry employs her feminine wiles to cause a fracture in Laura and Daniel’s connection.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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But in that discomfort lies the opportunity to grow.—
Linda-Marie Barrett
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Moments after it was confirmed that Charlie Kirk died from a gunshot wound during a college event Wednesday in Utah, several Arkansas political leaders went to social media to express their dismay over the conservative activist's death.—
Ella McCarthy,
Arkansas Online,
10 Sep. 2025
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To the dismay of party insiders, Anderson slipped through the 1994 Republican primary to win the GOP nomination for state attorney general.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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This thermal agitation causes electrons to lose energy as heat rather than contributing to the electrical current, leading to a noticeable drop in voltage and overall efficiency.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Severe disease, however, often presents within two weeks of illness, causing confusion, agitation and hallucinations, the above source states.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Humble pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pie. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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