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humbly

adverb as in meekly

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"I don't like being a public figure and I say that very humbly," she admitted.

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This has always been Friedman’s strength, humbly adding talent to a group already possessing riches of talent.

Galway County Council, which owned the institution, apologised for its role saying: “We acknowledge the sad and painful truth, the personal impact and heavy burden carried by survivors and humbly acknowledge our failings.”

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He waved at the audience as he entered the stage and humbly gestured to them to stop applauding before joking that: "I can't see everyone - but I can hear them."

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Through a translator, Panahi accepted his award humbly and spoke to the universal impulse to make art.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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