as in unpretentiousness
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Noun
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Your patience, humility, and insightful observation now will pay off for you later on once things start to get into a flow!—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025 -
His confidence blended with humility.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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But despite all her accomplishments, Villa navigated high school pool decks with humbleness.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025
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Bush declined to do so out of modesty, an increasingly rare trait in today’s Washington.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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What is especially striking is the contrast between the relative modesty of what is shown and the scenes of María Ángeles recounting her experiences, with great relish, to her childhood friend Joséfa (María Áfonsa Rosso), now a nun in a silent order.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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The earnestness and sincerity that characterized so much music from the late ’90s were overtaken by the sneering rage of nu metal.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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And yet, Lightfoot’s stubborn purity is surely why listeners recognize his sincerity in memorializing such a tragic event.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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