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embarrassment

[em-bar-uhs-muhnt] / ɛmˈbær əs mənt /


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We can do that in private, to avoid embarrassment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Growing up in a south Asian family in Leicester, Ranvia remembers the embarrassment she felt at not being able to dress the same way as her high school friends.

From BBC • May 22, 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

The other kids smiled, some even laughing outright when they noticed, and I felt a hot wave of embarrassment wash over me for the second time in five minutes.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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