humility
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To show humility, businesses can scale back a compliment when repeating it or shift the credit to others directly involved in the experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Said to have impressed with his in-depth presentations during the recruitment process, he embodies "a new generation with sincere humility", Chanel fashion president Bruno Pavlovsky said of him at the time.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The author characteristically turns the failures into “learning moments,” and the phenomenal successes are recounted with hand-to-the-heart humility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Robinson added: "Today is one not just for humility on the part of the justice minister, but it's also one for action."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Yet when she looked into his eyes she found there a strange humility, an altogether unexpected kindness.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing humility
Tuesdays with Morrie
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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