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Its latest election-focused security move follows an embarrassing account hack incident in July which saw scores of verified users’ accounts accessed and used to tweet out a cryptocurrency scam.
TWITTER TIGHTENS ACCOUNT SECURITY FOR POLITICAL CANDIDATES AHEAD OF US ELECTIONNATASHA LOMASSEPTEMBER 17, 2020TECHCRUNCH
Critics believe the elections were postponed because the pro-Beijing government fears an embarrassing groundswell of support for pro-democracy councillors.
HONG KONG’S CITYWIDE COVID-19 TESTING HAS BECOME A BAROMETER OF PUBLIC TRUSTEAMONBARRETTSEPTEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNE
That it was just embarrassing on the world stage for the Soviet Union.
HOW THE SUPERMARKET HELPED AMERICA WIN THE COLD WAR (EP. 386 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERAUGUST 6, 2020FREAKONOMICS
“I can see her point of view now, but to a pre-teen it was embarrassing,” said Richmond.
SCHOOL LEADERS CAN’T SUSPEND THE DISCIPLINE DISCUSSION ANY LONGERWILL HUNTSBERRYJULY 16, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Then Mrs. Dunn bethought herself of a way to make their exit less awkward and embarrassing.
CAP'N WARREN'S WARDSJOSEPH C. LINCOLN
The situation was most unusual and in some ways most embarrassing, also.
ARMY LETTERS FROM AN OFFICER'S WIFE, 1871-1888FRANCES M.A. ROE
Again there was a pause—a decidedly unpleasant and embarrassing silence.
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK'S OMNIBUSGEORGE CRUIKSHANK
There he sat, and the conversation progressed in jerks and spirts, between pauses of embarrassing silence.
THE STORY OF KENNETTBAYARD TAYLOR
He snatched it without a word, and ate it ravenously, keeping his eye fixed upon me in the most embarrassing way.
DEAD MAN'S ROCKSIR ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH
I now felt that I must ask the advice of somebody in regard to this embarrassing and important affair.
THE HOUSE OF MARTHAFRANK R. STOCKTON

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