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embarrassment

[em-bar-uhs-muhnt] / ɛmˈbær əs mənt /


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And even now, at such a young age, he warns, he has seen signs of anxiety and embarrassment in children as young as seven or eight years old who are displaying symptoms of cosmeticorexia.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"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

Moreover, the exchange’s acquisition of Athens Exchange Group “is now turning into an embarrassment of riches,” with the exchange likely driving revenues for the group’s equity markets division, the analysts write.

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

I don’t know what she’s talking about, and I’m filled with the feeling that has become familiar in my encounters with her: embarrassment.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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