embarrass
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That does not just embarrass the network, it threatens the corporation itself.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 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
She said the "really concerning" cases were times when "the customer is disgruntled about something that's happened... they confront the shop worker, film and upload it in order to embarrass the retailer".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Help me forward so I don’t fall and embarrass myself in front of the soldier.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
I guess he is about 80, but the answer he gives embarrasses me.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
Nothing embarrasses Bella Baxter, the toddler-brained dervish of Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
"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
“As a Nebraskan, it embarrasses me,” Wynn wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 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
The initiative has a practical toolkit, on a free website, for people who are worried or embarrassed about what to say to someone if they have concerns about their wellbeing.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
She’s only 4 and she’s already embarrassed by me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The toppling of the Kang Kon embarrassed Kim, with at least five officials detained over the mishap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"I am embarrassed because I didn't do anything really worthwhile," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
We hung in the glow of their gaze, embarrassed to death.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
“Most people don’t want to be embarrassing and don’t want to turn in work that’s embarrassing,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
This time, Bilt cardholders received mistaken debt collection notices and saw their credit scores go down as a result, sparking more embarrassing news stories and angry complaints.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Manager Derek McInnes says he takes "full responsibility" for Rangers' "embarrassing" Conference League exit at the hands of Jablonec.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
They are decidedly un-classic: Billie’s desperation to scrub her embarrassing social-media history before a job interview, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Everyone’s staring at her, and it’s got to be embarrassing.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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