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embarrassment

[em-bar-uhs-muhnt] / ɛmˈbær əs mənt /


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"At the end of the day people have to live somewhere," he said, adding that the building had been "sitting like that there for so long now, it's just becoming a bit of an embarrassment".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“ATHEX always looked a well-timed deal, but it is now turning into an embarrassment of riches,” Mills says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Despite his public embarrassment and supposed fall-off, he’s still the most-streamed rapper on Earth.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

"However, the behaviour of some people in the aftermath of yesterday's match was, quite frankly, an embarrassment," it added in a statement.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I pulled and squirmed the rest of the way into Przemyśl, and then I forgot all about the embarrassment of hand-holding.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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