embarrassment
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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
This would be a near-certain embarrassment for a man who achieved something incredible - taking Labour from near oblivion back into power in four years.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
I don’t want to tell you, then not be able to do it, and then suffer the inevitable overwhelming embarrassment.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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