embarrassment
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He lamented “the salaciousness, the shame, the embarrassment, the clicks, the likes” that often come from sharing the photos online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
City have won back-to-back games at the start of the Premier League season and Maresca will now have a selection dilemma each game as he possesses an embarrassment of riches to choose from.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
And there are plenty to choose from, plenty of dark nights, plenty of embarrassment, plenty of soul-searching over many years.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I am deeply sorry to my wife for the pain and embarrassment that I have brought into our lives,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Oh, nothing, just singing out loud,” Danny said, his cheeks growing warm with embarrassment.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The moves by Khanna and Veasy put Republicans in an awkward spot, but they are likely just symbolic embarrassments.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
Towards the end of his political career, a series of embarrassments - including an affair and allegations of ministerial impropriety - threatened to tarnish his salt-of-the-earth image.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
Since tutoring Caleb Williams to a Heisman, Riley has basically ruined Williams’ encore season with a terrible defense, an underutilized running attack, and a series of big-game embarrassments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
She reminds us that “his every step” has been “inspected and analyzed: his promise, his awkwardness, his happiness, his suffering, his betrayals and embarrassments and mistakes, his loneliness, his success.”
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
They both had enough embarrassments; not everything needed calling out.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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