humiliation
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Rudd seems to have been told he’s in one, playing Rick’s humiliation so large that he looks unhinged, his face covered in cuts and bruises of his own doing that, distractingly, never seem to heal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
In historical terms, Suez is a byword for the humiliation of a once-great but declining power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Loitering in the body care aisle of a big box store, hoping someone will arrive to quell the robot’s tone so you can move through the world odor-free, is a uniquely modern humiliation ritual.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
The Australian pop star, who called London home for three decades, also reflected on the "humiliation" she felt with some media coverage early in her career.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Anger and humiliation beat inside Helmuth with a pulse all their own.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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