embarrassment
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Bellingham famously uttered the words "Who Else?" in the direction of England's fans when he spared them the embarrassment of defeat by Slovakia at Euro 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The win was a seismic shock, regarded as a national embarrassment for England and Norway's greatest triumph at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Living at home as a 20-something was once viewed as a failure to launch and even a source of embarrassment in a culture that places a premium on independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
I wrote last week about opportunities in closed-end bond funds, particularly some issued by Franklin Resources’ Western Asset Management, or Wamco, amid the embarrassment from a recent scandal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
He rarely smiled, perhaps because of embarrassment over his broken and missing teeth; he never looked at himself in a mirror because he disapproved of what his appearance had become.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
That’s not only because judges are fining more lawyers for their laziness, but because the publicity about these embarrassments has been inescapable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The moves by Khanna and Veasy put Republicans in an awkward spot, but they are likely just symbolic embarrassments.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
What if further embarrassments emerge from US court cases about Jeffrey Epstein?
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2023
His trip, which has taken him to Tokyo, Seoul, Jerusalem and, finally, London, with events there on Friday, has been free of any overt gaffes or obvious embarrassments.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
They both had enough embarrassments; not everything needed calling out.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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