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unassumingly



ADVERB
quietly
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The two performances, by Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, are unassumingly superb, and the film serves as a uniquely touching tribute to Hujar, who died of AIDS-related complications at age 53 in 1987.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

For nearly five decades, the record-breaking painting unassumingly adorned the walls of a Norwegian hospital, overlooked and undervalued.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

In person, Rainbow is soft-spoken, reflective and unassumingly witty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

Satisfied for the moment, Mr. Grint turned his attention to picking an eyeglass frame, moving through the store shyly, unassumingly, never asking for help, but also never declining it.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022

And all this has been built up so unassumingly that its magnitude is hardly realised by the Americans themselves.

From Turkey: a Past and a Future by Toynbee, Arnold Joseph




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