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Recent Examples of humble pie
The city is also a pilgrimage site for pizza lovers, who will find everything from old-school joints that only sling margherita and marinara pizzas to next-gen pizzerias that elevate the humble pie to gourmet heights.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
District Attorney [Alvin] Bragg and the prosecutorial team here, while eating a slice of humble pie, are displaying the highest level of integrity in moving to dismiss the charges.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
But to be clear: This moment is not about me (my favorite food is humble pie).
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
District Attorney [Alvin] Bragg and the prosecutorial team here, while eating a slice of humble pie, are displaying the highest level of integrity in moving to dismiss the charges.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
But to be clear: This moment is not about me (my favorite food is humble pie).
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humble pie
Noun
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Wimbledon 2025 has featured upsets, unfortunate curfew interferences, faulty electronic line calls and key injuries.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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And for the bigger names in the draw, the nerves will be greater than at other events, making upsets more commonplace.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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In the short term, the position of a satellite's orbit will remain unchanged on this reference map without any perturbation.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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Massively parallel genetic perturbation suggests the energetic structure of an amyloid-β transition state.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Much to the chagrin of Royals manager Matt Quatraro and a crowd of 24,620 booing fans that attended Saturday’s game at Kauffman Stadium.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
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But soon the department stopped mentioning the release, much to the chagrin of supporters who inundated the DOJ and FBI’s social media with demands for new information.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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Extreme heat can also be an obstacle to exercising, spending time in nature, and socializing, all of which can make people feel good and also double as important coping mechanisms for emotional distress.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
26 July 2025
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Phillips hid the pregnancy and acted under extreme emotional distress, citing financial struggles and homelessness at the time, her lawyer said.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Other countries were still expressing unease, however.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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But progress on this front has been slow, most likely due to China’s increasing unease with Iranian foreign policy and doubts about its long-term stability.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2025
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Gastrointestinal Distress One of the most common side effects of high-dose vitamin C is gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
18 July 2025
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While the fire ant posed only a slight public health risk (mainly involving discomfort), a giant DDT spraying program was undertaken that killed other wildlife in the area and posed a threat to human health.—
Lida Maxwell
July 18,
Literary Hub,
18 July 2025
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Many of Colbert’s regular guests shared their dismay.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 July 2025
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However, fans were upset by the wording of the question and shared their dismay on social media.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The institution has not neglected to commemorate the history of agitation against it.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Further south, agitation in Georgia has seen protests against the ruling Georgian Dream group, whose critics accuse it of links to Moscow and which is consolidating its grip on the South Caucasus country with strategically important Black Sea access.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Humble pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pie. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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