unassuming
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Mr. de Moura, brilliant but unassuming, keeps the project on track through sheer doggedness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And they did so under the eye of an unassuming IT manager from Sunderland, who used "quiet moments in the day" to plan historic cup success.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
For years, Khalwinder Singh Bhengura lived an unassuming life in Arlington, Texas, where the 69-year-old Indian immigrant works a graveyard shift preparing passenger meals for an airline catering company.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
For the gardeners: At first, they look like unassuming sprouts.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
But she tried anyway: ‘“And here begins the tale of mistletoe, that most unassuming and gentlest of plants.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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