humility
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They point instead to cultivated habits of the mind: humility over hubris, restraint over spectacle, moral clarity over unprincipled compromise, patience over immediate gains, and resilience over abdication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
“Every aspect of this has to be closely examined, and done so from a position, frankly, of humility, realizing that it’s not a slam dunk,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
His humility with press off the pitch is equally as admirable, while on the pitch he has an aura that few sportspeople in history have possessed.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
By Chapter 11, “A Dismal Science,” Mr. Vance has cast humility aside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
For now, what he saw strutting around the shell house and lounging in the doorway was plenty of ego and not much humility.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing humility
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