unassuming
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Austrian Grüner Veltliner is the house white at my unassuming local bar in Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
For the gardeners: At first, they look like unassuming sprouts.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
A few months later, Bayoumi would introduce Ratchford to two apparently unassuming, "polite" men, who would also become her neighbours.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Inside an unassuming room of the Huntington Library, the Los Angeles author Lisa See unfolded a stack of court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
He liked the community’s stasis, its plebeian virtues and unassuming mien.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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