self-effacing
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He began uploading shorts to his YouTube channel in early 2006 — and it’s a credit to his self-effacing style that they’re still online today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
After a lifetime of being pleasant, polite and self-effacing, trying to brag is like taking a final you haven’t studied for, given in a foreign language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
So how did this seemingly quiet, retiring child and self-effacing bureaucrat turn into a president who so avidly embraced the limelight?
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
“Eastward, Westward” is the opposite of congratulatory: It is courtly and self-effacing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Robert is self-effacing; still, he’s a self-confident person.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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