unassuming
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The moment is almost unassuming in its speed, but it permanently shapes everything that follows.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Serious and unassuming, Eisenkot is in many ways the opposite of Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, who has flawless American-accented English and is ever ready with headline-grabbing soundbites on US television or social media.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 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
Tall, lanky and unassuming, his apartment fits the stereotype of a hard-driving, even obsessive investigator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He was a new breed of spy: quiet and unassuming, but skilled at handling the equipment that was becoming vital to America's espionage campaign against the Soviets.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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