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Or he may have wanted to embarrass Beijing by highlighting its ties to Pyongyang, although those are well-established for the world to see.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But as Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil continue to embarrass themselves publicly, some wonder what responsibility Winfrey feels for making them famous.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Wainschel’s post, which was OK’d by his daughter on the condition he didn’t embarrass her, didn’t lead to a job but did result in productive conversations, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

If you are going to go, can you at least not embarrass yourself?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

I think it might embarrass Stuart to hear mice mentioned in such a belittling manner.”

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

Or from locking up Mick Cronin through 2030, even though UCLA’s prickly basketball coach embarrasses the university annually and hasn’t reached a Sweet 16 since 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

I guess he is about 80, but the answer he gives embarrasses me.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

"The seizure of envelopes with money in the office of a person I chose hurts me... embarrasses me before the Portuguese and I have a duty to apologise," Costa said.

From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2023

I’d even go as far as to say all this attention embarrasses him a little.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

It embarrasses me greatly to read the pages dealing with subjects that I remembered as being nicer than they actually were.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Many prominent men have already been publicly embarrassed by their ties to Epstein.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

"I did feel a little bit embarrassed to say I was doing it," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

For their part, they were probably embarrassed to realize that you had given enough and erected an invisible, though unmistakable, boundary between the two households.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

But to be embarrassed, one must first get the chance to be embarrassed.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Only the water tasted good to me, though I grew embarrassed at asking again and again to be taken outside.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"I had to explain that my bladder sometimes did not empty fully, causing severe pain and horrendous diarrhoea. I found the questioning embarrassing and humiliating," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Tesla’s demonstration of a levitating Roadster sports car was “an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Roadster demo “was an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers,” Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, wrote on X.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The lie collapsed with almost embarrassing speed, and the people who spread it now face potential legal exposure.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

And it’s too embarrassing, smearing snot across my upper lip and struggling to hold my balance on one foot, while my whole family is watching.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day