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
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
The unassuming lozenge-shaped vehicle stands ready to conjure reverence in anyone who holds childhood memories of that film dear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
My quiet, unassuming father, whose voice could hardly be heard in church, stood there in his oilskins, his rubber-gloved hands on his tongs, and sang to the oysters.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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