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Recent Examples of humble pie
Get The Recipe Buttermilk Pie The origins of this humble pie date back to the Depression, when Southern cooks showed their resourcefulness by making a lot out of a little.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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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Analysts say a Democratic upset could reenergize the party ahead of 2026, when Ossoff faces reelection and the governor’s office is again on the ballot.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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For the second time this season, Friday upsets will toss the high school football Top 10 on its head.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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By comparing the forward and backward series of operations, the new algorithm can see the effects of this perturbation throughout the molecule and so model the molecule as a whole.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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College campuses have long welcomed controversial speakers, often to the chagrin of opposing students and residents.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
21 Oct. 2025
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And both teams can afford to feel some sense of chagrin that their records don’t look a little better entering the business stage of the season.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Brown, 36, has filed portions of his April deposition in the civil court matter as part of his new request that the judge strike the housekeeper’s claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and punitive damages from her lawsuit.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Is an internalized fear of risk causing internal distress?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Unlike past contests, this vote has unfolded against a backdrop of deep sociopolitical unease and visible youth engagement.—
Amindeh Blaise Atabong,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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This shift, unprecedented in modern Japanese history, has prompted unease among nationalist groups and some conservative politicians.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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But Kennedy’s discomfort continued and she was soon diagnosed with the disease, which primarily affects teenagers and young adults.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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With its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and other soothing properties, it's also used to reduce symptoms of cold, sore throat, and stomach discomfort.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunate outcast kids Lilly (Clara Stack), Ronnie (Amanda Christine), Phil (Jack Molloy Legault) and Terry (Mikkal Karim Fidler) are at the center of the mysterious disappearances and the supernatural horrors, to their very poor luck and dismay of the adults in their lives.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Factory owners expressed their dismay on social media, noting that while workplace safety had improved significantly over the past decade, unregulated factories remained vulnerable.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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The hour-and-a-half-long documentary unraveled Lorincz’s building agitation with neighborhood kids playing in a field near her home through 911 calls, deputy body camera video and detective interviews.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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On top of that, the agitation and tumbling in your washer and dryer will worsen shrinking.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Humble pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pie. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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