guilt
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The death of a pet can lead to a flood of emotions, de Carteret says, not least guilt.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In “Under the Falls,” kids feel adult levels of guilt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s during a monologue in the seventh episode that we learn what haunts Wyck most: the guilt of causing his childhood friend’s drowning, which has weighed on him ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"The mothers I have been working with are carrying massive guilt and shame and pain and hurt as a result of something that was not their doing," said Flynn.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
I know this isn’t his scene either, which makes the suffocating blanket of guilt I’m carrying around my shoulders feel even heavier.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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