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For the first couple of days, it was shocking, but now it is humbling - people have reached out to say it inspired them to have the conversation with their parents.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

It looks underwhelming, but it is humbling to think of its cosmic journey.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

“To be in a house along with the great American songwriters, to even be in the same avenue is humbling, and I am absolutely thrilled to accept,” Taupin said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

“Losing is humbling for anyone, especially when your expectations are so high,” Perry said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2024

Man does not like mystery; scientific man least of all: it is humbling to the pride of science to be obliged to confess that there exists anything unaccountable to the initiated.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry