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humbly

[huhm-blee, uhm-] / ˈhʌm bli, ˈʌm- /


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To help you kick back, I’d humbly suggest:

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

That pocket of London has produced, if I may humbly put myself in that bracket, myself, but also Dev Patel, Jay Paul, Jay Sean and Jay Shetty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Encouraging officials to vote their minds is an essential element of any plan to reassure voters that the Fed is acting deliberately and humbly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Donnelly said he then said: "Lewis, I humbly apologise...It's not often my phone takes calls from a seven time world champion."

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

“Well, could you tell me just one remedy?” she asked humbly.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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