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Their smaller counterparts, alpacas, are more timid and shy, but the more independent ones that aren't afraid to be away from the herd do well as therapy animals.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Jerusalem, timid about the prospect of a land invasion, can only respond with more airstrikes until the regime hits its breaking point and the people rise up.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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The thing that really did it was when Peter Shor discovered his quantum factoring algorithm in 1994, which meant that classical cryptography, as it was then practiced, would become totally insecure at some future date.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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The San Diego Hunger Coalition estimates that more than a quarter of San Diego residents are nutrition insecure.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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This small, diffident moment is one more reason to mourn his death.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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That included a meek loss in Toronto, with Murray not participating on the second night of a back-to-back following a blowout loss at Detroit.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The other, meek and mild-mannered.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Mitchell, one of Dallas’ most unassuming cocktail bars and restaurants, is expected to close in downtown Dallas April 4, 2026, co-owner Adam Salazar confirmed.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Yet according to confidential banking records and corporate documents reviewed by the Miami Herald, this unassuming address is one of several South Florida locations at the center of a sprawling financial network that moved at least $260 million connected to Argentina’s top soccer authority.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The other point is how the Marlins could replace a player of Alcantara’s talent for that modest-by-baseball-standards salary.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Set a modest milestone for today, then show your work to someone who can offer kind feedback.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Self-doubting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-doubting. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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