humiliating
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"It absolutely terrified me," she recalled, adding: "I was alone and so upset... it was humiliating."
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
But he’d risk humiliating himself and hurting his presidential prospects in the process.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The error was particularly humiliating for companies focused on making AI behave according to human values and intentions, which is known as “alignment.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
"From a subjective point of view, it clearly created a hostile, humiliating and offensive environment for her."
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
I don’t want to tell her because saying it out loud—forming the actual words of what happened—is humiliating.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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