as in unpretentiousness
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Noun
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Wright’s very genuine display of humility is even more evidence of how his fingerprints are all over this Knicks team.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026 -
Existential humility benefits other people in someone’s life, from friends and neighbors to strangers.—
Daryl Van Tongeren,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Noun
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My polite humbleness had worked wonders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
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The humbleness comes from the fact that Mendoza wasn’t supposed to be here.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Then his campaign was done with modesty and humor, without pretention or obvious promises that would never be kept.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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What the report recommends is telling in its modesty.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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When an audience member posed a hypothetical choice between a flawed but distinctive film and a polished but unremarkable one, Leung said either would do, arguing that cinema’s goal was sincerity, in performance or in a director’s expression, rather than polish.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Just when there are emotional moments of sincerity about healthcare denials causing bankruptcy and even death, the tone shifts with a joke about fan girls sending Mangione their underwear.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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