embarrassing
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"It is embarrassing to cancel it a couple of days before," he added.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The antithesis of the embarrassing episode Tuesday night came less than two months ago when he robbed the Seattle Mariners of three home runs in one game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
But no date, and certainly no relationship, is ever safe from embarrassing situations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But for many observers, the embarrassing details of their friendship raise larger questions that have less to do with Chopra than with the nature of the New Age wellness industry as a whole.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Instead, the three of us held hands with the number 16 pressed between Twig and me, and it wasn’t even weird or embarrassing.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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