humblest
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Dishwashers occupy one of the humblest rungs, but they are among the most badly needed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Hansons Auctioneers, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, said it was an "astonishing" price for "the humblest Christmas tree in the world".
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023
“Bob is the humblest egomaniac I’ve ever met, but he undercuts his narcissism by being so damn lovable. A walking contradiction, he makes up for his self-inflicted insecurity by being a self-inflicted aggrandizer,” he said.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023
Neither traditional sculpture nor painting, it conjured both, a monumental object made from the humblest materials.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2023
Pinmei stumbled, pulling Yishan with her so they both ended up in the humblest of kowtows.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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